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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. Why can't Lincoln bring himself to shoot a deer?
(a) Because of the scene in "Bambi," in which his mother was killed.
(b) Because he once saw one running across his mother's grave.
(c) Because his mother was an anti-gun lobbyist.
(d) Because he prefers bow-hunting.

2. Who is Ann Rutledge?
(a) Lincoln's aunt.
(b) The postmistress of New Salem.
(c) The woman Abe Lincoln wants to court.
(d) A nun who has taken up the monastic life in Illinois.

3. How does Lincoln surprise Ann Rutledge while she is clearing tables during Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) By delivering a package from her fiance.
(b) By declaring his love for her.
(c) By bursting into song when she agrees to talk with him.
(d) By asking her to dance on the bar.

4. What is Lincoln's initial response to the idea of running for office?
(a) He thinks it's a comical notion and not a good idea.
(b) He weeps because his friends think so highly of him.
(c) He is angry because he thinks the idea is a bad joke.
(d) He's excited and jumps at the chance.

5. What is the "good joke" Lincoln plans to tell Bowling Green at the end of Act 1, Scene 2 in the Rutledge Tavern?
(a) That Ann Rutledge has run off to marry Josh Speed.
(b) That a chicken crossed the road to get to the other side.
(c) That Jack Armstrong, of the Clancy Groves boys, will run for the State Assembly.
(d) That he will be a candidate for the assembly of the State of Illinois.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lincoln's attitude toward people?

2. Who wrote the poem that Lincoln's teacher gives him to read?

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

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

5. What, besides politics, does Lincoln have on his mind during the scene in the Rutledge Tavern?

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