Quiz: A House Divided-Abraham Lincoln

What three literary texts contain the quote, "A house divided against itself cannot stand"?

-It is found in the synoptic gospels: Matthew, Mark and Luke.

-No answer text provided.

-The quote is stated in the Gettysbug Address, the Emancipation Proclamation, and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech.

-It can be found in the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Mayflower Compact.

It is found in the synoptic gospels: Matthew, Mark and Luke.

What did Lincoln's friends and colleagues initially think about his speech before he gave it?

-They initially thought it was too short without enough political insight.

-They thought it would be the speech that would finally give Lincoln the attention he deserved.

-No answer text provided.

-They regarded the speech as too radical for the occasion.

They regarded the speech as too radical for the occasion

For what occasion was the speech given?

-Lincoln gave the speech after the succession of the confederate army.

-Lincoln gave the speech after he accepted the Illinois Republican Party's nomination as that state's United States senator.

-Lincoln gave the speech during the sentorial debates agains Stephen A. Douglas.

-Lincoln gave the speech along with the Gettysburg Address.

Lincoln gave the speech after he accepted the Illinois Republican Party's nomination as that state's United States senator.

Who was Lincoln running against? Who won?

-He was running against George B. McClellan. McClellan won.

-He was running against Stephan A. Douglas; Abraham Lincoln won.

-He was running against George B. McClellan. McClellan won.

-He was running against Stephen A. Douglas; Stephan A. Douglas won.

He was running against Stephen A. Douglas; Stephan A. Douglas won.

T/F When Lincoln referenced the Bible, he made the parallel to what American was going through with the division of the country between the western pioneers and the English puritans.

False

T/F This speech was made before the Civil War.

True

T/F This speech was made after the Civil War.

False