Question

four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. we are met on a great battle - field of that war. we have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. it is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.
but, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate—we can not consecrate—we can not hallow—this ground. the brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. the world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. 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. 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 the earth.
source: president abraham lincoln, gettysburg address, november 19, 1863 (adapted)

1. according to president lincoln, what is the great task remaining for the living?

(1) to support a new birth of freedom across the united states
(2) ensure that the confederacy wins the civil war
(3) to grant women the right to vote in elections
(4) ensure that the government maintains its power

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option by referring to the Gettysburg Address text:

• Option (1): The text says "that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom" and the living are to be dedicated to the cause for which the dead fought (equality, freedom). This matches.
• Option (2): Lincoln was for the Union, not the Confederacy winning the Civil War. Eliminate.
• Option (3): The Gettysburg Address focuses on the Civil War and national unity/freedom, not women's suffrage. Eliminate.
• Option (4): The text emphasizes "government of the people, by the people, for the people" – it's about serving the people, not maintaining government power. Eliminate.

Answer:

(1) To support a new birth of freedom across the United States