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

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

3. 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 a chicken crossed the road to get to the other side.
(c) That he will be a candidate for the assembly of the State of Illinois.
(d) That Ann Rutledge has run off to marry Josh Speed.

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

5. 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's excited and jumps at the chance.
(d) He is angry because he thinks the idea is a bad joke.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is it about politics that Lincoln dislikes?

3. What is the plan that Seth Gale and Lincoln have for their futures?

4. Why can't Lincoln bring himself to shoot a deer?

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

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