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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 is Josh Speed's understanding of Lincoln's personality?
(a) Lincoln is a great fool with an odd understanding of the law.
(b) Lincoln is obsessive-compulsive and can't stop counting fence posts.
(c) Lincoln is a hopeless hypochondriac who reads Hamlet.
(d) Lincoln can't control his manic-depressive episodes and constantly makes a fool of himself.

2. What is Mary Todd's lifelong dream for herself?
(a) That she will marry the President of the United States.
(b) That she will be able to nominate Supreme Court justices.
(c) That she will live a simple life, raising children.
(d) That she will become President of the United States.

3. What university does Lincoln's oldest son attend?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Stanford.
(c) Drake.
(d) University of Illinois.

4. Who is the moderator of the debate between Lincoln and Douglas?
(a) Bowling Green.
(b) Whoopi Goldberg.
(c) Elizabeth Edwards.
(d) Ninian Edwards.

5. What is Lincoln's new attitude toward God after Ann's death?
(a) He becomes an atheist.
(b) He accepts that "the Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away."
(c) He knows if he had prayed day and night, Ann would have lived.
(d) He can't pray to a God that needlessly allowed Ann to die.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 2, Scene 5, Lincoln mentions a woman "foxing" his pants--what does that mean?

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

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

4. What legal case established that slaves should be considered property?

5. When Lincoln arrives at the Edwards' home in Act 2, Scene 5, does he sense tension between Mary Todd and her sister?

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