Q 01/05

On what date did Lincoln deliver the Gettysburg Address?

A) January 1, 1864

B) July 4, 1863

C) November 19, 1863

D) April 14, 1865

Answer · why

C) November 19, 1863

The ceremony dedicated the Soldiers' National Cemetery four and a half months after the battle.

Q 02/05

Approximately how many words long is the Gettysburg Address?

A) 271

B) 340

C) 540

D) 1,200

Answer · why

A) 271

It was read in under two minutes.

Q 03/05

Roughly how many people gathered to hear the dedication ceremony?

A) 3,000

B) 6,000

C) 9,000

D) 15,000

Answer · why

D) 15,000

More than 3,000 Union soldiers had been killed in the three-day battle they were commemorating.

Q 04/05

The opening 'Four score and seven years ago' refers back to which year?

A) 1776

B) 1787

C) 1812

D) 1620

Answer · why

A) 1776

Lincoln was pointing to the Declaration of Independence and its claim that all men are created equal.

Q 05/05

How many sentences make up the Gettysburg Address?

A) Three

B) 10

C) 30

D) 19

Answer · why

B) 10

Modern scholars still disagree on the exact wording Lincoln spoke.