Read the passage on the left to answer the following questions
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, given November 19, 1863 on the battlefield near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
1 Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation: conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
2 Now we are engaged in a great civil war ... testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated ... can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war.
3 We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that this nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.
4 But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate ... we cannot consecrate ... we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.
5 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 ... 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 this earth.
1)
Which statement BEST summarizes this speech?
A) President Lincoln delivers an address at the battlefield near Gettysburg where he dedicates a portion of the field to be used as a cemetery for the men who lost their lives in combat.****MY ANSWER
B) President Lincoln delivers an address at the battlefield near Gettysburg where he expresses his contempt for the Civil War.
C) President Lincoln delivers an address at the battlefield near Gettysburg where he begins to doubt the future of America.
D) President Lincoln delivers an address at the battlefield near Gettysburg celebrating the end of the Civil War.
Eliminate
(2)Now we are engaged in a GREAT civil war ... testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated ... can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. ( Great suppose be underline)
What inference can you make regarding Lincoln's use of the word great in this sentence?
A) Lincoln thinks the civil war will last long.
B) Lincoln thinks the civil war will be larger in size than other wars.
C) Lincoln thinks the civil war effort will involve men of superior quality.***
D) Lincoln thinks the civil war will be of outstanding significance or importance.
3)
Lincoln's message in this speech is that
A) although a terrible tragedy has occurred, those who remain alive should carry on the cause for which the soldiers died.***??
B) the United States was 87 years old at the time of the speech.
C) there was a great civil war being fought in this country.
D) that Gettysburg was a great battlefield in a great war.
4)
Which of these contains word choices suggesting a bias?
A) "...our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation..."
B) "...work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced."**
C) "The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here,..."
D) "We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place..."
1) A - yes I agree, but grossly oversimplified.
2. I do not agree.
3. A yes - I agree ---- We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that this nation might live.
4. I would have picked:
C) "The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here,..."
To answer question 1, you need to read the passage carefully and identify the main theme or message of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. From the passage, it is clear that President Lincoln delivers an address at the battlefield near Gettysburg where he dedicates a portion of the field to be used as a cemetery for the men who lost their lives in combat. Therefore, the correct answer is A) President Lincoln delivers an address at the battlefield near Gettysburg where he dedicates a portion of the field to be used as a cemetery for the men who lost their lives in combat.
For question 2, you need to analyze Lincoln's use of the word "great" in the passage and make an inference based on the context. In this sentence, Lincoln uses the word "great" to emphasize the significance and importance of the civil war. He is implying that the war is not ordinary or insignificant but rather of outstanding significance or importance. Therefore, the correct inference is D) Lincoln thinks the civil war will be of outstanding significance or importance.
For question 3, you need to identify the main message or theme of Lincoln's speech. From the passage, it is clear that Lincoln's message is that although a terrible tragedy has occurred, those who remain alive should carry on the cause for which the soldiers died. This is mentioned in the passage: "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." Therefore, the correct answer is A) although a terrible tragedy has occurred, those who remain alive should carry on the cause for which the soldiers died.
For question 4, you need to analyze the given options and identify the word choices that suggest a bias. In the passage, the word choice "they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced" suggests a bias because it implies that the soldiers who fought in this battle were noble and heroic. Therefore, the correct answer is B) "...work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced."