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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. According to Nancy Green in Act 1, Scene 3, why can't Lincoln face life without a woman by his side?
(a) Because he listens to strange voices that speak to him in church and they command him to do bad things.
(b) Because he hears voices in the night and they give him contradictory directions.
(c) Because he hears the whispers of the dead women in his life, including his mother, and he can't understand what the whispers mean.
(d) Because he goes into trances when under stress and needs someone to help him snap out of it.

2. 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) Flinging words like David flung stones.
(c) Tossing verbal lightning bolts with lethal force.
(d) Aiming verbal volleys with the accuracy of a sharpshooter.

3. In the debate, Lincoln accuses Douglas of pandering to both sides of the slavery issue. What does he mean?
(a) Breathing heavily whenever the issue becomes heated.
(b) Refusing to take a stand either for or against slavery.
(c) Offering a trip to China to see the giant Pandas if a compromise is reached.
(d) Telling the South he's for slavery and the North that it shouldn't be allowed to spread.

4. What distinction does Lincoln draw between the slaves and downtrodden workers in the North?
(a) Slaves live on plantations, workers live in cities.
(b) The workers have the right to strike, slaves do not.
(c) The workers live with harsh winters, the slaves do not.
(d) The slaves can run away, the workers cannot.

5. Where is Abe Lincoln staying while in New Salem in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) In Rutledge's Tavern.
(b) With Ann Rutledge's family.
(c) At the home of Bowling and Nancy Green.
(d) In a barn belonging to Josh Speed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the weather complement Lincoln's mood when he arrives at the home of the Greens' with news of Ann's death?

2. To which of Shakespeare's characters does Douglas compare Lincoln?

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

4. Douglas accuses Lincoln of having sympathy for slaves but no sympathy for another suffering group of people. Who are they?

5. Ninian Andrews arrives at Lincoln's office and learns about a sad event. What is it?

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