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

2. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are the five indicative moods, as Lincoln knows them?

3. What is happening when Lincoln enters Rutledge Tavern to deliver mail?

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

5. How much would Lincoln be paid as a member of the legislature?

(see the answer key)

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