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WorksheetsGettysburg Address
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
The word "fathers" most likely means?
Men who are parents
Men who are founders
Men who are authoritative
Men who are innovative
Men who are theologians
What is the effect of the speaker's use of "our" in Line 1?
It proposes that all Union soldiers have a common ancestor.
It establishes a shared concern between the speaker and the audience.
It challenges traditional notions of individualism.
It encourages naysayers to join his position.
It demonstrates his first hand experience with the issues at hand.
The speaker's tone in the passage as a whole can BEST be described as
Dispassionate and clinical
Concilatory and forgiving
Reverent and humble
Aloof and condescending
Decisive and Indignant
In Line 17 the author uses the phrase "new birth of freedom" primarily to parallel
Four score....created equal
We have....might live
The brave.... or detract
The world...did here
It is...nobly advanced.
The author uses the phrase "for those who here gave their lives, that that nation might live" (line 6) to
Emphasize the paradox of willingly going to one's death.
Compare the actions of these soldiers to those from Classical antiquity.
Describe the tragic loss of men who died for no discernible result.
Connect the lives of the soldiers to the bigger life of the nation.
Question the need for violence as a method of conflict resolution.
The lines that begin with, "The world will little note.... " employs all of the following EXCEPT
Parallel Structure
Antithesis
Anastrophe
Formal Diction
Juxtaposition
Which of the following best describtes the purpose of the author's rhetorical choices in lines 12-18 (It is...the earth)?
He develops an analogy between the virtues of the dead soldiers to the characteristics of a great Democracy.
He employs a series of dashes to imply that the country will remain forever fragmented.
He provides a list of problems that only can be solved through faith and devotion to God.
He directly addresses the audience to suggest that a unfied country needs a strong and decisive leader.
He emphasizes the amount of effort required to unify the country through the repetition of clauses beginning with "that".
What is the relationship between lines 1-2 "Fourscore...equal" and lines 2-7 ("Now we are engaged...do this")?
Lines 1-2 speak of the past in terms of spatial proximity and lines 2-7 speak of the present with a sense of spatial distance.
Lines 1-2 rely on alliterative speech patterns, and lines 2-7 rely on cacophonic words and phrases.
Lines 1-2 establish the speaker's credibility on the subject and lines 2-7 illustrate an emotional moment in the country's history.
Lines 1-2 outline the challenges faced by the country's founders, and lines 2-7 detail how those challenges have changed over time.
Lines 1-2 are solemn remembrance of fallen soldiers, and lines 2-7 are an accusation of those who have never had to sacrifice.
The passage as a whole can BEST be described as
A commemoration that gives way to criticism.
A case for how the past can influence the future.
An outline of causes that seem to be true of all human conflict.
A lamentation of the perils of building a new nation.
An illustration of interplay between memory and experience.
What is the speaker's primary purpose in lines 1-4
To introduce the idea of war.
To remind the audienve that they are all part of the same nation.
To give a sense of the passage of time and compare the birth of the nation with the present day.
To give the audience a sense of urgency.
To remind the audience who he is and why he has the authority to speak.
The first sentence of this passage (lines 1-2) is unified by metaphorical references to
The passage of time
The founding fathers
Childbirth
The American Revolution
The Fourth of July
The diction of the piece supports imagery relating to which of the following?
I. Spirituality
II. New beginnings
III. Duty
I only
I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II, III
In the address the speaker appeals to all of the following EXCEPT
Equality
Sacrifice
Ambition
Security
Gratitude
The address develops contrasts between each of the following except
Black and white
Words and Deeds
Life and Death
Past and Present
Conflict and Rest
In the second paragraph Lincoln appeal to which of the following
I. Ethos
II. Pathos
III. Logos
I only
III only
I and II only
II and III only
I, II, III
