The Gettysburg Address Quiz

What was the primary purpose of President Lincoln's speech at Gettysburg?

• To declare victory in the Civil War

• To honor the fallen soldiers and redefine the nation's principles

• To announce a new government policy

• To criticize the main speaker, Edward Everett

How many times did President Lincoln write the Gettysburg Address, and where are these copies now?

• Once; kept at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

• Twice; both at Cornell University

• Five times; located at various institutions including the Library of Congress and the White House

• Three times; all at the Library of Congress

What future hope did Lincoln express in his Gettysburg Address?

• That the government would increase its power

• That the nation would experience a new birth of freedom

• That the nation would expand its territory

• That the Civil War would end immediately