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Rediscovering America: A Quiz for Veterans Day
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By InsideSources.com
Published 5 years ago on
November 9, 2019

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By David Tucker
November 11 is Veterans Day, which has been observed under its current name since 1954 and honors all American veterans.
The quiz below, from the Ashbrook Center at Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio, provides an opportunity for you to test your knowledge of this national holiday, its origins, and the role of veterans in our national life.
[quiz-headers] [wp_quiz id=”104216″] 1-C; 2-A; 3-D; 4-B; 5-B; 6-D; 7-A; 8-C; 9-A; 10-B.
About the Author 
David Tucker is the director of Teacher Programs at the Ashbrook Center at Ashland University and general editor of Ashbrook’s “Core Document Collection” of historical documents. 

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