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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 Lincoln's attitude toward people?
(a) He likes them one-to-one, but crowds scare him.
(b) He loves being in a crowd, but feels anxious one-to-one.
(c) He dislikes people because of their inhumanity.
(d) He is afraid of them, unless he has known them all his life.

2. Who have Bowling Green, Ninian Edwards and Josh Speed come to New Salem to see?
(a) Abe Lincoln.
(b) Ben Mattling.
(c) Seth Gale
(d) Ann Rutledge.

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

4. 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 Jack Armstrong, of the Clancy Groves boys, will run for the State Assembly.
(b) That Ann Rutledge has run off to marry Josh Speed.
(c) That a chicken crossed the road to get to the other side.
(d) That he will be a candidate for the assembly of the State of Illinois.

5. Besides debt, what topic often occupies Lincoln's mind?
(a) The prospect of death.
(b) The prospect of marriage.
(c) The prospect of a harsh winter.
(d) The prospect of civil war.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is President of the United States at the time Edwards visits New Salem to meet Lincoln?

3. Who admits being the one who suggested recruiting Lincoln to run for office?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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