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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Lincoln's attitude about people before he meets Ann Rutledge?
(a) It's best not to get too close to people; they see the insanity behind the surface.
(b) Getting close to others is the best antidote in the world to loneliness.
(c) All people are to a degree insane, but that shouldn't stop one from getting close to them.
(d) The best thing is to take a vow of silence in order not to be bothered by fools.

2. Douglas accuses Lincoln of having sympathy for slaves but no sympathy for another suffering group of people. Who are they?
(a) Seamstresses on the East Coast.
(b) Textile workers in the North.
(c) Auto workers in Detroit.
(d) Windsurfers in Hawaii.

3. In the debate, Douglas says Lincoln appears innocent but is very good at doing something dangerous with his words. What is it?
(a) Inserting daggers between an opponent's ribs.
(b) Tossing verbal lightning bolts with lethal force.
(c) Flinging words like David flung stones.
(d) Aiming verbal volleys with the accuracy of a sharpshooter.

4. What does Lincoln do with his notes before he begins speaking in the debate with Douglas?
(a) Sticks them under his chair.
(b) Puts them on the podium.
(c) Rips them to pieces.
(d) Puts them in his hat.

5. How does the weather complement Lincoln's mood when he arrives at the home of the Greens' with news of Ann's death?
(a) A blizzard settles in, reflecting the cold that has settled in his heart.
(b) The wind howls in agony along with him.
(c) The weather is as clear as his conscience.
(d) The weather is as stormy as his mood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the railroad workers in Illinois doing, according to Douglas, to protest their low wages?

2. What institution does Douglas use to bolster his argument that negroes are not equal under the Constitution?

3. What happens to Ann Rutledge?

4. What is the weather, as the Greens sit in their parlor, waiting for Abe to return from Ann Rutledge's home?

5. What is Bowling Green's attitude toward the possibility of Lincoln marrying Ann Rutledge?

(see the answer key)

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