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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 wrote the poem that Lincoln's teacher gives him to read?
(a) John Keats.
(b) John Brown.
(c) John Lennon.
(d) John Singer Sargeant.

2. What is the weather, as the Greens sit in their parlor, waiting for Abe to return from Ann Rutledge's home?
(a) The sun is shining brightly.
(b) A blizzard is going on.
(c) It is storming, windy and rainy.
(d) A gentle breeze ruffles the leaves of autumn trees.

3. In a poem that Lincoln reads in the first scene, what is it that the poet finds strange about people?
(a) They are afraid to face death alone.
(b) They dance through life unaware of pleasure.
(c) They think of death as an awakening.
(d) They look forward to death, even when life is good.

4. In Scene 2, Act 4, Lincoln receives a letter from his old friend, Seth Gale. What is Gale worrying about?
(a) The possible annexation of Texas, which would result in the extension of slavery through all the territories.
(b) Gale's property taxes are going sky-high to pay for liberation of the slaves.
(c) The prospect of his father's death and the debts he will inherit.
(d) His wife's increasingly bizarre behavior.

5. Who is President of the United States at the time Edwards visits New Salem to meet Lincoln?
(a) Alexander Hamilton.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) John Glenn.
(d) Andrew Jackson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gave the speech that Lincoln's teacher has him read?

2. Who admits being the one who suggested recruiting Lincoln to run for office?

3. What is it about politics that Lincoln dislikes?

4. What is Lincoln's attitude about people before he meets Ann Rutledge?

5. What does Billy Herndon urge Lincoln's friends to do, as Herndon leaves the office in Act 2, Scene 4?

(see the answer key)

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