1. What opinion does Elizabeth Edwards have of Abe Lincoln?
(a) She says he has a simple soul and is a most amiable creature, but not suitable as a husband.
(b) Compared to other men, he would be at the top of her list of potential husbands.
(c) She calls him elegant, cultivated and likely to be rich some day soon.
(d) She thinks he's divinely good-looking, but shiftless.

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

3. What last ditch effort does Mary Todd's sister make to prevent a proposal from Lincoln toward the end of Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) She spills a pot of hot tea on Lincoln's lap.
(b) She begins yelling at her sister, causing Ninian to slap her and drag her from the room.
(c) She begs Mary to put the children to bed.
(d) She produces a fan and uses it to flirt with Lincoln, to show he wouldn't be a faithful husband.

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) His wife's increasingly bizarre behavior.
(c) The prospect of his father's death and the debts he will inherit.
(d) Gale's property taxes are going sky-high to pay for liberation of the slaves.

5. Why does Bowling Green call Lincoln "an artful dodger" in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Lincoln manages to slip away from debt collectors just when they are closing in on him.
(b) Lincoln continually evades running for any office that would require him to take a public stand on slavery.
(c) Lincoln has left a number of women at the altar.
(d) Lincoln is an accomplished amateur boxer who never takes a blow to the chin.