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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a benefit of being in the state capitol that might entice Lincoln to run for office?
(a) The opportunity to learn from the finest lawyers in the state.
(b) Women will seek him out for marriage.
(c) He will be able to collect extra money by doing favors for friends.
(d) The chance to have suits made that will have sleeves that are long enough for his arms.

2. What is the true reason Lincoln wants to end the engagement with Mary Todd?
(a) She has taken to wearing spurs and brandishing a whip when they are alone.
(b) He hates her ambitions for him and doesn't want to be driven to achieve her goals for the rest of his life.
(c) He knows he is losing his mind and wants to spare her from sharing his pain.
(d) He believes she really wants to marry Stephen Douglas.

3. What is Billy Herndon's flaw?
(a) He kills compulsively.
(b) He is a womanizer.
(c) He cheats at cards.
(d) He drinks too much and too often.

4. Billy Herndon, Lincoln's law clerk, arrives in Act 2, Scene 6. What is his condition?
(a) He's debilitated by swamp fever.
(b) He's drunk, as usual.
(c) He has quit drinking and is sober.
(d) He's suffering from an early case of swine flu.

5. What excuse does Ninian Edwards give for getting himself and his wife out of the parlor so Lincoln can be alone with Mary Todd?
(a) He feigns an injury and asks his wife to help him upstairs.
(b) The two have to hear their children's bedtime prayers.
(c) He takes his wife dancing.
(d) He doesn't give an excuse, just grabs his wife's arm and hustles her off stage.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 2, Scene 5, does Lincoln ask Mary Todd to marry him?

2. Who is President during the time represented in Act 2, Scene 4?

3. What characteristics make Mary Todd a good catch in the eyes of most people?

4. What do Josh Speed and Bowling Green think might be the result, if slavery spreads further across the South?

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

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