Exploring the Significance of the Gettysburg Address

How many days did the Battle of Gettysburg last?

• Two days

• Three days

• Four days

• One day

What shift in focus did Lincoln aim to achieve with the Gettysburg Address?

• From ending slavery to saving the Union

• From military strategies to political negotiations

• From domestic policies to foreign alliances

• From saving the Union to ending slavery

Which disease was Lincoln suffering from on the day of the Gettysburg Address?

• Smallpox

• Typhoid fever

• Cholera

• Influenza

What is the 'unfinished work' Lincoln referred to in the Gettysburg Address?

• The ongoing Civil War efforts

• Reconstruction of the South

• Economic recovery post-war

• The fight for civil rights

What was the main purpose of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address?

• To declare the independence of the Confederacy

• To celebrate the Union's victory at Gettysburg

• To dedicate a cemetery for soldiers who died at Gettysburg

• To announce the end of the Civil War

What common myth about the writing of the Gettysburg Address is debunked?

• Lincoln wrote it on the back of an envelope

• Lincoln improvised the speech on the spot

• Lincoln wrote it on a brown paper bag

• Lincoln wrote it on White House letterhead

How did the press react to the Gettysburg Address?

• It was universally criticized

• It was largely ignored

• Reactions were mixed, based on political affiliations

• It was universally praised

How did the audience react during Lincoln's speech?

• With silence throughout the speech

• With interruptions of applause five times

• With applause at the end only

• With boos and jeers

What did Edward Everett say to Lincoln after the Gettysburg Address?

• The speech will be forgotten

• You captured the essence of the occasion better than I did in two hours

• I could have said it better

• Your speech was too short

What ancient tradition did Lincoln follow in the structure of the Gettysburg Address?

• Roman rhetoric

• Greek epitaphios

• Medieval sermons

• Egyptian funeral orations