quiz for T1

What does Lincoln identify as the founding moment of the nation in the Gettysburg Address?

The signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.

What phrase does Lincoln use to describe the core principle on which the nation was founded?

All men are created equal.

How many years is a 'score'?

Twenty years.

According to Lincoln, the Civil War is testing whether what kind of nation can long endure?

A nation conceived in liberty and dedicated to equality.

Which document is Lincoln quoting or paraphrasing when he mentions being 'conceived in liberty'?

The Declaration of Independence.

Where does Lincoln say the audience has gathered in the Gettysburg Address?

A great battlefield of the war.

What is the proper response of the living to those who died at Gettysburg?

To take increased devotion to the cause for which they gave their last full measure.

What can the living not do for the fallen soldiers?

Consecrate or hallow the ground.

Who has already consecrated the battlefield at Gettysburg?

The brave men who fought and died there.

What does Lincoln mean when he says 'the world will little note, nor long remember what we say here'?

The soldiers' actions matter more than his words.

What three things does Lincoln call for at the end of the Gettysburg Address?

A new birth of freedom, government of the people, and government for the people.

What does 'a new birth of freedom' mean in the Gettysburg Address?

The abolition of slavery as a consequence of Union victory.

Which thinker is associated with the phrase 'government of the people, by the people, for the people'?

Daniel Webster.

Which concept appears in the Gettysburg Address?

Self-evident truths.

What was the 'insurgent agent' already at work at Lincoln's first inaugural?

The institution of slavery.

What did neither side expect during the Civil War?

The war to have the magnitude or duration it actually had.

According to Lincoln, both sides in the Civil War read which book?

The same Bible.

What conclusion does Lincoln draw from both sides praying to the same God?

The prayers of neither side could be answered fully.

What does God's 'Almighty hand' do in relation to slavery according to Lincoln?

It gives the war to both sides as a divine punishment for slavery.

What sin does Lincoln suggest the war may be divine punishment for?

The sin of slavery.

What phrase describes the nature of divine justice regarding slavery?

Every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword.

How does Lincoln characterize the American people's relationship to slavery before the war?

They were divided, and both sides were complicit.

What must be said about God's judgments if the war continues until every drop of blood is repaid?

They are true and righteous altogether.

What does Lincoln mean by 'let us judge not, that we be not judged'?

Neither side should claim moral superiority over the other.

What is the famous closing phrase of the Second Inaugural Address?

With malice toward none, with charity for all.

What does Lincoln call for regarding the nation's wounds in the Second Inaugural?

To bind up the nation's wounds.

What is part of the larger goal of caring for the war's orphans and widows?

Achieving a just and lasting peace.

How does the tone of the Second Inaugural compare to the Gettysburg Address?

More theological and somber.

What is the most accurate answer to whether the Second Inaugural is what you would have expected?

No – it is unusually theological and attributes the war to divine punishment for slavery.