Gettysburg Address Article (Newsela)
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Questions and Answers
- 1.In an article published soon after the Gettysburg Address was delivered, a Pennsylvania newspaper called the speech
- A.
Amazing
- B.
Prophetic
- C.
Silly
- D.
Slanderous
- 2.In its apology, the newspaper suggested that the staff members who wrote the article may have been
- A.
Just kidding
- B.
Unaware that Lincoln was the president of the United States
- C.
Living in a Confederate state at the time
- D.
Influenced by politics and/or strong drink
- 3.The article mentions several southern newspapers that have apologized for
- A.
Not reporting on important civil rights events
- B.
Calling President Obama silly
- C.
Having drunk editors
- D.
Insulting the Declaration of Independence
- 4.How many copies (hand written by Lincoln) exist?
- A.
None
- B.
One
- C.
Ten
- D.
Five
- 5.When we visit Washington, D.C., we could see an original copy of the Gettysburg Address at
- A.
The Spy Museum
- B.
The Library of Congress
- C.
The U.S. Capitol
- D.
The Natural History Museum
- 6.Lincoln's penmanship was described as
- A.
"sloppy but readable"
- B.
"totally illegible"
- C.
"eccentric"
- D.
"perfect"
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