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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the mood of the speech Lincoln is asked to read in the first scene?
(a) Indicative.
(b) Potential.
(c) Subjunctive.
(d) Infinitive.

2. What is the purpose of Edwards' visit to New Salem in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) To bring law and order to New Salem.
(b) To recruit Lincoln to run for the State Assembly.
(c) To announce his own run for the presidency.
(d) To look at the Rutledge Tavern as an investment.

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

4. What subject is always heavy on Lincoln's mind?
(a) That he will fail at the job of postmaster.
(b) That if he ever gets out of debt, he'll get right back in again.
(c) That he'll never have a chance to run for public office.
(d) That his partner will buy the store where Abe works and fire him.

5. What is Lincoln studying in the opening scene?
(a) Punctuation marks.
(b) The plays of Shakespeare.
(c) The moods of a woman he would like to court.
(d) The moods of the English language.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lincoln's response to a poem he reads regarding life and death?

2. What is the "good joke" Lincoln plans to tell Bowling Green at the end of Act 1, Scene 2 in the Rutledge Tavern?

3. Who gave the speech that Lincoln's teacher has him read?

4. How does Lincoln surprise Ann Rutledge while she is clearing tables during Act 1, Scene 2?

5. What does Lincoln's teacher suggest Lincoln do to improve his life?

(see the answer key)

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