Transcript of the Gettysburg Address
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Fareed Abrahams
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English
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10th Grade
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1.
Multiple Choice
According to the speech, what was the new nation dedicated to?
the creation of a final resting place
a great civil war
the proposition that all men are created equal
a new birth of freedom
2.
Multiple Choice
In this speech, what is Abraham Lincoln trying to persuade people to do?
to fight in a great civil war
to dedicate a field to brave men who fought in Gettysburg
to create two new nations dedicated to equality and liberty
to continue the work of the people who fought and died in Gettysburg
3.
Multiple Choice
Read this sentence from the text:
"It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
Based on this evidence, what conclusion can you draw about the cause "these honored dead" fought and died for?
They fought and died in order to be honored by the government.
They fought and died for the government and nation to survive in freedom.
They fought and died to show their devotion to the people they loved.
They fought and died to create a new nation with a new government.
4.
Multiple Choice
Read these sentences from the text:
"It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion."
Why might Lincoln have used the words "us" and "we" in this excerpt?
to create a sense of closeness and shared goals among the people listening
to prove to his listeners that he is as sad about the many deaths as they are
to suggest that he does not have more power than any of his listeners
to make his listeners feel like they should have given their lives to the cause
5.
Multiple Choice
What is the main message of this speech?
We cannot dedicate, consecrate, or hallow the ground at the Soliders' National Cemetery.
Our fathers brought forth a new nation, conceived in Liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
We must dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives to the nation.
We must honor the dead by ensuring that this nation endures and has a new birth of freedom.
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