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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Lincoln suggests he wants to die in Act 1, Scene 3, how do his friends respond?
(a) They promise to introduce him to other women.
(b) They agree that it might be best if he dies.
(c) They insist he stay and try to get some sleep.
(d) They fall to their knees and beg him to reconsider.

2. In Act 2, Scene 5, Lincoln mentions a woman "foxing" his pants--what does that mean?
(a) The woman was flirting with him outrageously.
(b) Something so scandalous that Mary Todd showed Lincoln the door before he could explain.
(c) Sewing buckskin around the lower legs to keep them from being shredded by underbrush.
(d) Attaching foxskins down the legs as a means of camoflauge.

3. Besides debt, what topic often occupies Lincoln's mind?
(a) The prospect of civil war.
(b) The prospect of a harsh winter.
(c) The prospect of marriage.
(d) The prospect of death.

4. What is Lincoln's attitude toward people?
(a) He loves being in a crowd, but feels anxious one-to-one.
(b) He likes them one-to-one, but crowds scare him.
(c) He dislikes people because of their inhumanity.
(d) He is afraid of them, unless he has known them all his life.

5. Who have Bowling Green, Ninian Edwards and Josh Speed come to New Salem to see?
(a) Ann Rutledge.
(b) Abe Lincoln.
(c) Seth Gale
(d) Ben Mattling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lincoln says he has come to believe something about himself and Mary. What is it?

2. What is it about the Gale family's plans that seems most important to Lincoln?

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

4. What is it about politics that Lincoln dislikes?

5. How does Mary Todd accept Lincoln's proposal at the end of Act 2, Scene 8?

(see the answer key)

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