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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. What is Lincoln's initial response to the idea of running for office?
(a) He weeps because his friends think so highly of him.
(b) He thinks it's a comical notion and not a good idea.
(c) He is angry because he thinks the idea is a bad joke.
(d) He's excited and jumps at the chance.

2. What is Josh Speed's understanding of Lincoln's personality?
(a) Lincoln can't control his manic-depressive episodes and constantly makes a fool of himself.
(b) Lincoln is a hopeless hypochondriac who reads Hamlet.
(c) Lincoln is a great fool with an odd understanding of the law.
(d) Lincoln is obsessive-compulsive and can't stop counting fence posts.

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

4. What is the plan that Seth Gale and Lincoln have for their futures?
(a) To attend law school and go into practice together.
(b) To relocate to Springfield and open a general store.
(c) To move to California, in search of gold.
(d) To move west, to Nebraska.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to Ann Rutledge?

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

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

5. How does Act 1, Scene 3, in which Ann Rutledge dies, come to an end?

(see the answer key)

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