1. Why does Bowling Green call Lincoln "an artful dodger" in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Lincoln has left a number of women at the altar.
(b) Lincoln continually evades running for any office that would require him to take a public stand on slavery.
(c) Lincoln is an accomplished amateur boxer who never takes a blow to the chin.
(d) Lincoln manages to slip away from debt collectors just when they are closing in on him.

2. In a poem that Lincoln reads in the first scene, what is it that the poet finds strange about people?
(a) They dance through life unaware of pleasure.
(b) They look forward to death, even when life is good.
(c) They are afraid to face death alone.
(d) They think of death as an awakening.

3. One of Lincoln's clients can't pay her bill; why does Lincoln think she is right not to pay?
(a) He believes she is going to inherit a lot of money, so he can wait for payment.
(b) Lincoln defended her husband unsuccessfully and he was hanged.
(c) She is a poor widow and Lincoln doesn't take money from widows.
(d) Lincoln took a horse from her late husband in payment.

4. In Scene 2, Act 4, what office is Lincoln seeking?
(a) President of the Springfield School Board.
(b) Springfield's combined office of dogcatcher and postmaster.
(c) Member of the Electoral College.
(d) President of the United States.

5. What happens at the end of Act 2, Scene 4 that proves Lincoln's claim that he is a social success?
(a) Josh Speed introduces Lincoln to his sister.
(b) Mary Todd sends Lincoln a thank-you note for a pleasant evening the previous week.
(c) Ninian Edwards invites Lincoln home for dinner.
(d) Nancy Green accepts a job as his social secretary to keep track of his dates.