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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 happening when Lincoln enters Rutledge Tavern to deliver mail?
(a) A local bully is angling for a fight with Ninian Edwards.
(b) Ben Mattling is having a heart attack.
(c) The Clancy Groves boys have the judge trapped behind the bar.
(d) The Clancy Groves boys are buying a round of whiskey for everyone.

2. 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.

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. Why is Ann's death such a setback to Lincoln?
(a) He fears any woman who loves him is doomed to an early death, like his mother.
(b) He doesn't feel he will be taken seriously as a candidate if he is single.
(c) Ann wrote his speeches; without her, he has nothing to say.
(d) He depended on Ann's connections to the politically powerful in Washington.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the mood of the speech Lincoln is asked to read in the first scene?

3. What does Ann's love do for Lincoln?

4. What is Lincoln's initial response to the idea of running for office?

5. What are the Bowling Greens reading when Josh Speed arrives at their home in Act 1, Scene 3?

(see the answer key)

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