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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. Who have Bowling Green, Ninian Edwards and Josh Speed come to New Salem to see?
(a) Abe Lincoln.
(b) Ann Rutledge.
(c) Ben Mattling.
(d) Seth Gale

2. What happens to Ann Rutledge?
(a) She runs away to Chicago to attend law school.
(b) She dies of a brain sickness.
(c) Bitten by a mosquito, she is paralzyed and left speechless.
(d) She meets a wealthy man, marries him and moves West.

3. What is happening when Lincoln enters Rutledge Tavern to deliver mail?
(a) Ben Mattling is having a heart attack.
(b) A local bully is angling for a fight with Ninian Edwards.
(c) The Clancy Groves boys have the judge trapped behind the bar.
(d) The Clancy Groves boys are buying a round of whiskey for everyone.

4. Who admits being the one who suggested recruiting Lincoln to run for office?
(a) Josh Speed.
(b) Seth Gale.
(c) Ann Rutledge.
(d) Jack Armstrong.

5. What are the two professions open to people who fail at everything else, according to Lincoln's teacher?
(a) Politics and prospecting.
(b) Journalism and law.
(c) School teaching and politics.
(d) School teaching and store keeping.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lincoln feel after Ann's death?

2. What is the local gossip in New Salem about Ann Rutledge?

3. Who is Ninian Edwards?

4. Who is Ann Rutledge?

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

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