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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 does Lincoln do at the end of Act 2, Scene 6?
(a) He decides he must go through with the wedding.
(b) He writes another letter, telling Mary Todd he hates her.
(c) He leaves town without informing Mary Todd.
(d) He leaves to break off his engagement in person.

2. How does Lincoln describe Douglas' verbal skills?
(a) He juggles bullets.
(b) He uses smoke and mirrors.
(c) He keeps 10 daggers flashing in the air.
(d) He slings arrows like Zeus.

3. What institution does Douglas use to bolster his argument that negroes are not equal under the Constitution?
(a) The Catholic Church.
(b) The National Rifle Association.
(c) The Supreme Court.
(d) The American Civil Liberties Union.

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

5. How does Lincoln define his "own great duty?"
(a) He needs to go West and seize California from the Mexican government.
(b) His duty is to mind his own business and he doesn't care what other people think.
(c) He doesn't know what it is and he's tired of people nagging him about it.
(d) His duty is to defend the Constitution to the best of his understanding.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lincoln tells Josh Speed to give his letter for Mary Todd to Herndon to deliver. How does Josh respond?

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

3. What is Lincoln's attitude about people before he meets Ann Rutledge?

4. In the debate, Douglas says Lincoln appears innocent but is very good at doing something dangerous with his words. What is it?

5. In the debate, Lincoln accuses Douglas of pandering to both sides of the slavery issue. What does he mean?

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