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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On which holiday does Act 1, Scene 2 take place?
(a) Labor Day.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) The Fourth of July.
(d) Memorial Day.

2. What is the subject of the speech Lincoln is studying in the first scene?
(a) The right of states to secede from the Union; the speaker approves.
(b) The upcoming union of North and South; the speaker objects.
(c) The right of states to secede from the Union; the speaker objects.
(d) South Carolina's decision to break away from North Carolina; the speaker approves.

3. What is the local gossip in New Salem about Ann Rutledge?
(a) She has been jilted by her fiance, who left town.
(b) She is secretly a witch.
(c) She is in love with Abe Lincoln.
(d) She is in line for a job as the town's teacher.

4. In a poem that Lincoln reads in the first scene, what is it that the poet finds strange about people?
(a) They dance through life unaware of pleasure.
(b) They look forward to death, even when life is good.
(c) They think of death as an awakening.
(d) They are afraid to face death alone.

5. What is Bowling Green's attitude toward the possibility of Lincoln marrying Ann Rutledge?
(a) He's for the marriage; Ann's family has a lot of money to spend on campaigns.
(b) Judge Green is against it; he thinks Ann will be a hindrance to Lincoln.
(c) He's all for the marriage; he thinks Ann will keep Lincoln on track.
(d) He is against the marriage; he knows Ann has been seeing someone else.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the main characters in the first scene of the play?

2. According to Josh, how is Lincoln doing in the State Assembly?

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

4. What is the setting of the first scene of Abe Lincoln in Illinois?

5. When Lincoln suggests he wants to die in Act 1, Scene 3, how do his friends respond?

(see the answer key)

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