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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 are three things Lincoln likes about Ann Rutledge?
(a) She's brave, pretty and a political asset.
(b) She's smart, pretty and owns property.
(c) She's good-looking, sensible and wants a large family.
(d) She's sensible, brave and good-looking.

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

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

4. What are the five indicative moods, as Lincoln knows them?
(a) Indicative, Imperative, Potential, Subjunctive and Infinitive.
(b) Sad, Glad, Mad, Grumpy and Giddy.
(c) Commanding, Questioning, Doubting, Inferior and Decisive.
(d) Meditative, Imperial, Possible, Subjective and Infinite.

5. 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 cabin near New Salem, Illionois, which belongs to Lincoln's teacher.
(d) A tavern in Springfield.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lincoln's initial response to the idea of running for office?

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

3. What is the local gossip in New Salem about Ann Rutledge?

4. On which holiday does Act 1, Scene 2 take place?

5. Who is Ninian Edwards?

(see the answer key)

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