Gettysburg Address

• Question 1 out of 12

  Where did President Abraham Lincoln deliver the Gettysburg Address?

  At the Republican National Convention

  At the Dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg

  At the White House

  At the Lincoln Memorial

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• Question 2 out of 12

  Approximately how long was the Gettysburg Address?

  271 words

  375 words

  501 words

  1,001 words

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• Question 3 out of 12

  Which of the following was not a main purpose of the Gettysburg Address?

  To unite the country

  To provide direction for the country

  To reiterate the purpose of the United States

  To criticize foreign governments

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• Question 4 out of 12

  What are the first words of the Gettysburg Address?

  We the people…

  In the beginning…

  Fourscore and seven years ago…

  Congress shall make no law…

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• Question 5 out of 12

  In Lincoln’s address, what did “fourscore and seven years ago” refer to?

  The year America was discovered

  The year of the Declaration of Independence

  The year slavery was instituted

  The War of 1812

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• Question 6 out of 12

  Which country adopted the phrase, “Government of the people, by the people, for the people?”

  Cuba

  China

  France

  Germany

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• Question 7 out of 12

  What was the status of the Civil War at the time of the Gettysburg Address?

  It hadn’t begun

  It was just starting

  It had already ended

  It was at its height

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• Question 8 out of 12

  Who wrote the Gettysburg Address?

  Joshua Fry Speed

  An unknown ghost writer

  Abraham Lincoln

  Ulysses S. Grant

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• Question 9 out of 12

  In which structure is the text of the Gettysburg Address inscribed?

  Washington D.C.’s Lincoln Memorial

  New York’s Lincoln Tunnel

  Philadelphia’s Liberty Bell

  Chicago’s Lincoln Park

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• Question 10 out of 12

  During which month in 1863 was the Gettysburg Address delivered?

  April

  July

  November

  September

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• Question 11 out of 12

  Who was the keynote speaker for the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery at which the Gettysburg Address occurred?

  Abraham Lincoln

  Edward Everett

  Stephen A. Douglas

  Hannibal Hamlin

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• Question 12 out of 12

  How long did it take Lincoln to deliver the Gettysburg Address?

  About 2-3 minutes

  About 10 minutes

  About 30 minutes

  Over two hours

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