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Out of Many, One: Rhetoric in The Gettysburg Address and "O Captain! My Captain!" Answers

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Read Lincoln’s statement from "The Gettysburg Address."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.

A
by discussing what freedom meant to the founders.
B
by reminding people that the country was not founded that long ago.
C
by discussing how the founders developed the country.
D
by making a clear point that the country was founded upon equality for all.
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Read Lincoln’s statement from "The Gettysburg Address."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.

A
highlights how many brave soldiers died during the war.
B
allows him to avoid describing what people should do next.
C
clarifies that people have to continue the work of the soldiers.
D
encourages people to feel grateful that they are still alive.
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Read these excerpts.Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address."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.Whitman's "O Captain! My Captain!".Exult, O shores, and ring, O bells!But I, with mournful tread,Walk the deck my Captain lies,Fallen cold and dead.

A
logos: the use of logic to convince the audience
B
pathos: the use of emotional appeals to affect the audience’s feelings
C
brevity: writing or speaking that is short, brief, and to the point
D
ethos: the use of authority to persuade the audience to act the right way
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Read Lincoln’s statement from "The Gettysburg Address."The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.

A
As time passes, people will not remember the speech of the soldiers.
B
The progress made by the soldiers has more impact than words.
C
The world does not care about the soldiers’ actions.
D
Speeches have more importance and lasting power than actions.
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Read these lines from "O Captain! My Captain!".O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells;Rise up – for you the flag is flung – for you the bugle trills;For you bouquets and ribbon'd wreaths – for you the shores a-crowding;For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning;

A
People on a boat are happy to be returning home from a trip.
B
The people of the country are celebrating Lincoln’s victory.
C
People are crowding the shore, waiting for a boat to dock.
D
A celebration is being held by the passengers of a ship.
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Read these excerpts.Lincoln’s "The Gettysburg Address."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.Whitman’s "O Captain! My Captain!".My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still;My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will;The ship is anchor'd safe and sound, its voyage closed and done;From fearful trip, the victor ship, comes in with object won;Exult, O shores, and ring, O bells!But I, with mournful tread,Walk the deck my Captain lies,Fallen cold and dead.

A
Neither the speech nor poem rely on the use of pathos.
B
Both the speech and poem are equal when it comes to the use of pathos.
C
The poem relies more on pathos than the speech does.
D
The speech relies more on pathos than the poem does.
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Read this line from "O Captain! My Captain!".O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done;

A
the ship has docked
B
the end of the war
C
they are back from a trip
D
their trip was frightening
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Read Lincoln’s statement from "The Gettysburg Address."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.

A
by saying that the people do not have the power to make the land sacred.
B
by saying that it is up to the people to consecrate the land for the soldiers.
C
by discussing how the land should be considered sacred and holy.
D
by repeating how people cannot make the land as sacred as the soldiers have.
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Read Lincoln’s statement from "The Gettysburg Address."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.

A
for people to continue the unfinished work of the soldiers
B
for people to disregard the progress that soldiers have made
C
for people to dedicate themselves to making speeches
D
for people to question the actions of the soldiers
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Read these lines from "O Captain! My Captain!".O the bleeding drops of red,Where on the deck my Captain lies,Fallen cold and dead.

A
Whitman compares Lincoln’s death to what the death for all the soldiers was like.
B
Whitman compares Lincoln’s death to the loss of one of the army generals.
C
Whitman compares Lincoln’s death to the loss of losing a family member in the war.
D
Whitman compares Lincoln’s tragic death to a captain lying dead on the deck of his ship.

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