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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On which holiday does Act 1, Scene 2 take place?
(a) Memorial Day.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) Labor Day.
(d) The Fourth of July.

2. What are three things Lincoln likes about Ann Rutledge?
(a) She's good-looking, sensible and wants a large family.
(b) She's brave, pretty and a political asset.
(c) She's sensible, brave and good-looking.
(d) She's smart, pretty and owns property.

3. In a poem given to Lincoln by his teacher in the first scene, life is compared to what?
(a) A river, a meadow, the wide horizon.
(b) A dream, a vision, a phantom.
(c) A nightmare, a hallucination, a ghost.
(d) A fairy tale, a legend, a lie.

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

5. What subject is always heavy on Lincoln's mind?
(a) That he'll never have a chance to run for public office.
(b) That he will fail at the job of postmaster.
(c) That his partner will buy the store where Abe works and fire him.
(d) That if he ever gets out of debt, he'll get right back in again.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the Bowling Greens reading when Josh Speed arrives at their home in Act 1, Scene 3?

2. Who is President during the time represented in Act 2, Scene 4?

3. Who have Bowling Green, Ninian Edwards and Josh Speed come to New Salem to see?

4. What does Lincoln do that impresses Ninian Edwards in Act 1, Scene 2?

5. What is Lincoln's initial response to the idea of running for office?

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