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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 subject is always heavy on Lincoln's mind?
(a) That he'll never have a chance to run for public office.
(b) That if he ever gets out of debt, he'll get right back in again.
(c) That he will fail at the job of postmaster.
(d) That his partner will buy the store where Abe works and fire him.

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

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

4. What last ditch effort does Mary Todd's sister make to prevent a proposal from Lincoln toward the end of Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) She spills a pot of hot tea on Lincoln's lap.
(b) She begs Mary to put the children to bed.
(c) She produces a fan and uses it to flirt with Lincoln, to show he wouldn't be a faithful husband.
(d) She begins yelling at her sister, causing Ninian to slap her and drag her from the room.

5. On which holiday does Act 1, Scene 2 take place?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) Labor Day.
(c) Memorial Day.
(d) The Fourth of July.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Lincoln give in Act 2, Scene 4 for turning down the opportunity to speak against slavery?

2. What organization wants Lincoln to give a speech?

3. How old is Abe Lincoln at the time of Act 2, Scene 4 in his Springfield law office?

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

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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