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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. How much would Lincoln be paid as a member of the legislature?
(a) $5 a day.
(b) $2.50 a day.
(c) $3 a day.
(d) Nothing, it's a volunteer job.

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

3. Who is President of the United States at the time Edwards visits New Salem to meet Lincoln?
(a) Andrew Jackson.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Alexander Hamilton.
(d) John Glenn.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bowling Green's attitude toward the possibility of Lincoln marrying Ann Rutledge?

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

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

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

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