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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ann's love do for Lincoln?
(a) Her love inspires him to write great poetry.
(b) Her love makes him weak at the knees and fuzzy in his thoughts; he knows he can't make anything of himself.
(c) Her love makes him irritable because she is so needy.
(d) Her love makes him believe in God, believe that all things are possible, and he can do anything he wants.

2. What characteristics make Mary Todd a good catch in the eyes of most people?
(a) She is exceedingly beautiful and has a shy, retiring demeanor.
(b) She's highly educated and would make a good Secretary of State.
(c) She's smart, cultivated and the daughter of a bank president.
(d) She speaks French, cooks Italian and comes from a line of English royalty.

3. Lincoln and Mary Todd are getting married, yet he seems to be in despair. Why?
(a) Mary Todd has written him a letter, breaking their engagement.
(b) He discovers he loves Elizabeth Edwards, not Mary Todd.
(c) He wants to break the engagement and leave Mary Todd at the altar.
(d) Mary Todd has run off with Billy Herndon.

4. What is the setting of the first scene of Abe Lincoln in Illinois?
(a) A log cabin in the woods of Missouri.
(b) A tavern in Springfield.
(c) A riverboat on the mighty Mississippi.
(d) A cabin near New Salem, Illionois, which belongs to Lincoln's teacher.

5. Who gave the speech that Lincoln's teacher has him read?
(a) Alexander Hamilton.
(b) Daniel Webster.
(c) George Washington.
(d) James Madison.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mary Todd's sister predict if she marries Lincoln?

2. What does Lincoln ask Mary Todd in Act 2, Scene 8?

3. Mary Todd enters Act 2, Scene 10 while Lincoln is talking with his sons and objects to something the oldest son is doing. What is it?

4. What does Seth Gale suggest might happen if slavery spreads West to new states and territories?

5. What organization wants Lincoln to give a speech?

(see the answer key)

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