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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the main characters in the first scene of the play?
(a) Mentor Graham, Seth Gale and Mary Todd Lincoln.
(b) Abe Lincoln and Seth Gale.
(c) Abe Lincoln and Mentor Graham.
(d) Abe and Mary Todd Lincoln.

2. What does Ann's love do for Lincoln?
(a) Her love makes him weak at the knees and fuzzy in his thoughts; he knows he can't make anything of himself.
(b) Her love makes him believe in God, believe that all things are possible, and he can do anything he wants.
(c) Her love inspires him to write great poetry.
(d) Her love makes him irritable because she is so needy.

3. What are three things Lincoln likes about Ann Rutledge?
(a) She's brave, pretty and a political asset.
(b) She's sensible, brave and good-looking.
(c) She's smart, pretty and owns property.
(d) She's good-looking, sensible and wants a large family.

4. What is happening when Lincoln enters Rutledge Tavern to deliver mail?
(a) Ben Mattling is having a heart attack.
(b) The Clancy Groves boys are buying a round of whiskey for everyone.
(c) A local bully is angling for a fight with Ninian Edwards.
(d) The Clancy Groves boys have the judge trapped behind the bar.

5. What is the purpose of Edwards' visit to New Salem in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) To recruit Lincoln to run for the State Assembly.
(b) To look at the Rutledge Tavern as an investment.
(c) To bring law and order to New Salem.
(d) To announce his own run for the presidency.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the poem that Lincoln's teacher gives him to read?

2. How does the weather complement Lincoln's mood when he arrives at the home of the Greens' with news of Ann's death?

3. When Act 2, Scene 4 opens in Lincoln's Springfield law office, how much time has passed since the death of Ann Rutledge?

4. What is the mood of the speech Lincoln is asked to read in the first scene?

5. What is the "good joke" Lincoln plans to tell Bowling Green at the end of Act 1, Scene 2 in the Rutledge Tavern?

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