1. In Act 2, Scene 6, Lincoln sits at his desk on the day he is to be married. What day of the year is it?
(a) Christmas Day.
(b) New Year's Day.
(c) Thanksgiving Day.
(d) The Fourth of July.

2. How does Lincoln jokingly describe, in Act 2, Scene 5, the act of defending a murder suspect?
(a) "Doing what I can to obstruct the orderly processes of justice."
(b) "Spinning doubt as thick as a black widow's web."
(c) "Whipping such a blizzard of words as to keep justice slipping and sliding."
(d) "Tossing enough hot potatos to keep a judge from telling which one is rotten."

3. What does Lincoln do that impresses Ninian Edwards in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Lincoln diffuses the tension with the Clancy Groves boys.
(b) Lincoln gets everyone's attention by firing his pistol at the ceiling.
(c) Lincoln announces there is free pie in the town square.
(d) Lincoln punches a bully who is threatening Ann Rutledge.

4. What is Josh Speed's understanding of Lincoln's personality?
(a) Lincoln is a hopeless hypochondriac who reads Hamlet.
(b) Lincoln is a great fool with an odd understanding of the law.
(c) Lincoln can't control his manic-depressive episodes and constantly makes a fool of himself.
(d) Lincoln is obsessive-compulsive and can't stop counting fence posts.

5. What are the two professions open to people who fail at everything else, according to Lincoln's teacher?
(a) School teaching and store keeping.
(b) Politics and prospecting.
(c) Journalism and law.
(d) School teaching and politics.