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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the Bowling Greens reading when Josh Speed arrives at their home in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) The Bourne Chronicles.
(b) The Federalist Papers.
(c) The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club.
(d) The New York Review of Books.

2. In Scene 2, Act 4, what office is Lincoln seeking?
(a) Springfield's combined office of dogcatcher and postmaster.
(b) President of the United States.
(c) Member of the Electoral College.
(d) President of the Springfield School Board.

3. In Act 2, Scene 4, why is Billy Herndon disappointed with Lincoln?
(a) Lincoln is courting more than one woman at a time.
(b) Lincoln is an unsuccessful lawyer and the firm is losing money.
(c) Lincoln won't speak out in a fiery way for his own beliefs.
(d) Lincoln is considering buying slaves.

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

5. How old is Abe Lincoln at the time of Act 2, Scene 4 in his Springfield law office?
(a) 45-years-old.
(b) 72-years-old.
(c) 27-years-old.
(d) 31-years-old.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Lincoln been, just before he arrives at the Edwards' home in Act 2, Scene 5?

2. What does Mary Todd's sister predict if she marries Lincoln?

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

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

5. What are the two professions open to people who fail at everything else, according to Lincoln's teacher?

(see the answer key)

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