Reading Comprehension Quiz (Abraham Lincoln, “The Gettysburg Address”)

Reading Comprehension Quiz

Abraham Lincoln, “The Gettysburg Address”

Read “The Gettysburg Address” and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Click the submit button when finished.

Question 13.21 How many years is Lincoln referring to in the first line of the speech?

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Question 13.22 To what document is Lincoln alluding with the words “all men are created equal”?

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Question 13.23 Lincoln uses the words “our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty…” What does he mean by “conceived in liberty”?

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Question 13.24 According to Lincoln, what is the Civil War testing?

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Question 13.25 Why can the people gathered for this speech not “hallow this ground”?

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Question 13.26 What does Lincoln suggest can be dedicated, rather than the battlefield?

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Question 13.27 What does Lincoln wish for the audience to be dedicated to?

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Question 13.28 Who does Lincoln blame for the dead soldiers in his speech?

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