WorksheetsLincoln’s Second Inaugural Address
Total questions: 6
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where did most of the "colored slaves" live?
a)
Alabama
b)
the North
c)
the South
d)
the Union
2.
"The prayers of both could not be answered-that of neither has been answered fully."
In this sentence from the passage, to whom or what does both refer?
In this sentence from the passage, to whom or what does both refer?
a)
colored slaves and white masters
b)
the North and the South
c)
McClellan and Lincoln
d)
Pendleton and Johnson
3.
Lincoln cites which reason for continuing to fight the war?
a)
the importance of abolishing slavery in America
b)
the political viewpoint of those in leadership
c)
the preservation of the Union against all enemies
d)
the need to show the other side how wrong they are
4.
What was Lincoln trying to avoid four years ago when he delivered his first inaugural address?
a)
the South
b)
Civil War
c)
the North
d)
the Union
5.
When Lincoln refers to "...wringing their bread from the sweat of other men’s faces..." he is alluding to famous lines from
a)
the Bible.
b)
the US Constitution.
c)
the Gettysburg Address.
d)
the Declaration of Independence.
6.
In paragraph 4, which rhetorical device does Lincoln use to emphasize that everyone has a stake in the war?
a)
logical fallacy
b)
extended metaphor
c)
parallel structure
d)
rhetorical question
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