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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 attitude about people before he meets Ann Rutledge?
(a) The best thing is to take a vow of silence in order not to be bothered by fools.
(b) Getting close to others is the best antidote in the world to loneliness.
(c) All people are to a degree insane, but that shouldn't stop one from getting close to them.
(d) It's best not to get too close to people; they see the insanity behind the surface.

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

3. What are the five indicative moods, as Lincoln knows them?
(a) Indicative, Imperative, Potential, Subjunctive and Infinitive.
(b) Sad, Glad, Mad, Grumpy and Giddy.
(c) Meditative, Imperial, Possible, Subjective and Infinite.
(d) Commanding, Questioning, Doubting, Inferior and Decisive.

4. Where is Abe Lincoln staying while in New Salem in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) With Ann Rutledge's family.
(b) In Rutledge's Tavern.
(c) In a barn belonging to Josh Speed.
(d) At the home of Bowling and Nancy Green.

5. Who are the main characters in the first scene of the play?
(a) Abe Lincoln and Mentor Graham.
(b) Abe Lincoln and Seth Gale.
(c) Mentor Graham, Seth Gale and Mary Todd Lincoln.
(d) Abe and Mary Todd Lincoln.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is Lincoln studying in the opening scene?

4. Why is Ann's death such a setback to Lincoln?

5. What, besides politics, does Lincoln have on his mind during the scene in the Rutledge Tavern?

(see the answer key)

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