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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 organization wants Lincoln to give a speech?
(a) The American Civil Liberties Union.
(b) The AFL-CIO.
(c) The Democratic Party of Quincy, Ill.
(d) The Elijiah Lovejoy League of Freemen.

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

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

4. Who is Ann Rutledge?
(a) Lincoln's aunt.
(b) The woman Abe Lincoln wants to court.
(c) The postmistress of New Salem.
(d) A nun who has taken up the monastic life in Illinois.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides debt, what topic often occupies Lincoln's mind?

2. What subject is always heavy on Lincoln's mind?

3. What excuse does Ninian Edwards give for getting himself and his wife out of the parlor so Lincoln can be alone with Mary Todd?

4. According to Josh, how is Lincoln doing in the State Assembly?

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

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