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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. Who is the moderator of the debate between Lincoln and Douglas?
(a) Whoopi Goldberg.
(b) Bowling Green.
(c) Ninian Edwards.
(d) Elizabeth Edwards.

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

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

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

5. What is the weather, as the Greens sit in their parlor, waiting for Abe to return from Ann Rutledge's home?
(a) A gentle breeze ruffles the leaves of autumn trees.
(b) A blizzard is going on.
(c) It is storming, windy and rainy.
(d) The sun is shining brightly.

Short Answer Questions

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?

2. How does Act 1, Scene 3, in which Ann Rutledge dies, come to an end?

3. What is Josh Speed's request to the Greens as he departs at the end of Act 1, Scene 3?

4. Lincoln and Mary Todd are getting married, yet he seems to be in despair. Why?

5. What does Lincoln do at the end of Act 2, Scene 6?

(see the answer key)

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