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? June 1 - June 3, 1863 June 1 - June 3, 1864 July 1 - July 3, 1864 July 1 - July 3, 1863

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

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

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

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. Mixed reception. Everyone admired it. We don't know.

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

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? 314 words and just over 3 minutes. 200 words and just under 2 minutes. 502 words and just under 5 minutes. 272 words and just over 2 minutes.

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