Worksheets2nd Inaugural Speech Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 50mins
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1.
In “Second Inaugural Address,” what evidence suggests that the Civil War was not originally fought to free the slaves?
a)
Lincoln says that only one-eighth of the whole population were slaves.
b)
Lincoln says that some people would rather wage war than end slavery.
c)
Lincoln says rebellious people wanted to dissolve the Union without war.
d)
Lincoln says the government only wished to keep slavery from spreading.
2.
According to Lincoln in his “Second Inaugural Address,” what issue occupied people’s thoughts and attention at the time of his first Inaugural Address?
a)
a possible civil war
b)
Lincoln’s recent election
c)
God’s will regarding slavery
d)
the outcome of the Civil War
3.
In “Second Inaugural Address,” what does Lincoln say or imply that he wants? Choose two options.
a)
for states to make their own decisions about slavery
b)
an end to slavery everywhere in the country
c)
a fair peace among states that will be lasting
d)
punishment for those who have held slaves
4.
In “Second Inaugural Address,” what is Lincoln’s attitude toward those who fought for the Confederacy?
a)
He condemns them for holding slaves.
b)
He wants to thank them for starting the war.
c)
He does not wish them any harm for their choices.
d)
He believes that they should pay for all the war costs.
5.
What does the speech reveal about Lincoln's hopes for national healing?
a)
southerners who wanted to dissolve the union
b)
slaves and the people who owned them
c)
the desire to keep the Union together
d)
resentment over Lincoln’s election
6.
According to Lincoln in his “Second Inaugural Address,” what “still absorbs the attention and engrosses the energies of the nation”?
a)
the present Civil War
b)
the presidential election
c)
ongoing debate over slavery
d)
attempts to dissolve the Union
7.
What does the following quotation from “Second Inaugural Address” most clearly suggest about Lincoln’s view of the Civil War?
With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation’s wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.
a)
He grieves for all the injuries and damage the war has caused.
b)
He hopes the final result will eventually be peace and healing.
c)
He thinks the war is justified by the nation’s past misdeeds.
d)
He celebrates the heroism of those who have fought in the war.
8.
Which of the following is the best example of people who are insurgents?
a)
a business association that holds annual meetings
b)
a diplomatic group traveling to negotiate a treaty
c)
a crowd of protesters rising against a government
d)
a fleet of troops carrying goods to a new nation
9.
If a person describes cancer as a scourge, to which aspect of the disease is the person referring? Base your answer on the meaning of scourge.
a)
Cancer seems to be impossible to stop.
b)
Cancer affects some people but not others.
c)
Cancer causes widespread pain and suffering.
d)
Cancer can pass from one generation to another.
10.
What does the speech reveal about Lincoln's hopes for national healing?
For full points cite specific sections of the text and how that evidence backs you up.
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