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

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

3. What are the five indicative moods, as Lincoln knows them?
(a) Sad, Glad, Mad, Grumpy and Giddy.
(b) Meditative, Imperial, Possible, Subjective and Infinite.
(c) Indicative, Imperative, Potential, Subjunctive and Infinitive.
(d) Commanding, Questioning, Doubting, Inferior and Decisive.

4. How does Lincoln feel after Ann's death?
(a) He feels guilty because she got brain sickness and he did not.
(b) He knows her death is for the best, and that he will be able to concentrate better without her.
(c) He feels he should die to be with her again or he will go crazy.
(d) He is relieved because he had begun to doubt her love.

5. In Act 2, Scene 4, who arrives unexpectedly at Lincoln's office to visit?
(a) Ann Rutledge and Josh Speed.
(b) Seth Gale and Nancy Green.
(c) Bowling and Nancy Green.
(d) Bowling Green and Josh Speed.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Nancy Green in Act 1, Scene 3, why can't Lincoln face life without a woman by his side?

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

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

4. What are the two professions open to people who fail at everything else, according to Lincoln's teacher?

5. According to Josh, how is Lincoln doing in the State Assembly?

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