The Gettysburg Address

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1. The speech honors those who died in the battle of Gettysburg. When did this deadly battle occur? July 1 - July 3, 1863 July 1 - July 3, 1864 June 1 - June 3, 1863 June 1 - June 3, 1864

2. The speech was given on November 19, 1863 in Gettysburg to dedicate ... Gettysburg College The Cemetery Monument 1st National Church of Gettysburg The Soldiers' National Cemetery

3. Who was the main speaker of the day? John Nicolay T.H. Stockton Edward Everett David Wills

4. How many proper names are used in Lincoln's Gettysburg Address? Three None One Two

5. Lincoln wrote the Gettysburg address on the back of an envelope while traveling to Gettysburg on the train. True False

6. How was Lincoln's speech received at first? No one liked it. We don't know. Everyone admired it. Mixed reception.

7. How many surviving copies of the Gettysburg Address are written in Lincoln's hand? Four One Two Five

8. When Lincoln gave his Address he was standing in the center of the circle of the grave yard indicated by hemispherical rows of graves, where the tall column of the Soldiers' National Monument stands today. True False

9. How many words are in the Gettysburg Address and how long did it last? 272 words and just over 2 minutes. 502 words and just under 5 minutes. 314 words and just over 3 minutes. 200 words and just under 2 minutes.

10. What later famous speech directly invoked Lincoln's Gettysburg Address? John F. Kennedy's Presidential Inaugural Speech Woodrow Wilson League of Nations Formation Speech Franklin D. Roosevelt's Request for War Declaration Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream" speech.