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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 admits being the one who suggested recruiting Lincoln to run for office?
(a) Ann Rutledge.
(b) Seth Gale.
(c) Jack Armstrong.
(d) Josh Speed.

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

3. Who wrote the poem that Lincoln's teacher gives him to read?
(a) John Keats.
(b) John Brown.
(c) John Singer Sargeant.
(d) John Lennon.

4. What, besides politics, does Lincoln have on his mind during the scene in the Rutledge Tavern?
(a) Taking over the family farm from his sick father.
(b) Asking Ann Rutledge to consider him as a suitor.
(c) Asking town officials for a raise in his wages as postmaster.
(d) Running down to the town picnic for a piece of pie.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are three things Lincoln likes about Ann Rutledge?

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

3. What is a benefit of being in the state capitol that might entice Lincoln to run for office?

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

5. In a poem that Lincoln reads in the first scene, what is it that the poet finds strange about people?

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