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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 the weather, as the Greens sit in their parlor, waiting for Abe to return from Ann Rutledge's home?
(a) A blizzard is going on.
(b) It is storming, windy and rainy.
(c) The sun is shining brightly.
(d) A gentle breeze ruffles the leaves of autumn trees.

2. Who are the main characters in the first scene of the play?
(a) Abe Lincoln and Seth Gale.
(b) Abe Lincoln and Mentor Graham.
(c) Abe and Mary Todd Lincoln.
(d) Mentor Graham, Seth Gale and Mary Todd Lincoln.

3. Who is Ninian Edwards?
(a) Son of the Illinois governor.
(b) Uncle of Elizabeth Edwards.
(c) Josh Speed's stepbrother.
(d) A merchant passing through New Salem.

4. What is Billy Herndon's attitude toward Mary Todd on the day Lincoln is to be married?
(a) He is too drunk to really care, but he makes an insincere toast to the couple's happiness.
(b) Herndon doesn't like Mary Todd, but he likes her ambitions for Lincoln.
(c) He is opposed to the marriage because he's heard bad things about Mary Todd's temper.
(d) Herndon likes Mary Todd, but feels it will be a mistake for her to goad Lincoln into politics.

5. What is the essential element Lincoln's party is seeking in a presidential candidate when they ask him to run?
(a) An anti-slavery attitude.
(b) A willingness to raise taxes.
(c) A strong military policy.
(d) The ability to get elected.

Short Answer Questions

1. What's the first thing one of the guests in Act 3, Scene 10 does after sitting down in the Lincolns' parlor?

2. What piece of advice does Ninian Andrews give Lincoln concerning Mary Todd in Act 2, Scene 6?

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

4. Who is Elizabeth Edwards?

5. Besides debt, what topic often occupies Lincoln's mind?

(see the answer key)

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