Abe Lincoln in Illinois Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

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Abe Lincoln in Illinois Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

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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. Where has Lincoln been, just before he arrives at the Edwards' home in Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) Fox hunting.
(b) At the Statehouse, lobbying against gun registration.
(c) Visiting a potential client in jail.
(d) Visiting another woman, to whom he plans to propose.

2. What piece of advice does Ninian Andrews give Lincoln concerning Mary Todd in Act 2, Scene 6?
(a) He says Lincoln should always follow her advice because she has a good head for politics.
(b) He tells Lincoln that Mary Todd should be committed to a hospital.
(c) He says Lincoln should keep a tight rein on her ambitions and delusions of grandeur.
(d) He suggests giving in to her every whim in order to keep life happy.

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

4. In Scene 2, Act 4, Lincoln receives a letter from his old friend, Seth Gale. What is Gale worrying about?
(a) The possible annexation of Texas, which would result in the extension of slavery through all the territories.
(b) The prospect of his father's death and the debts he will inherit.
(c) Gale's property taxes are going sky-high to pay for liberation of the slaves.
(d) His wife's increasingly bizarre behavior.

5. In Act 2, Scene 5, does Lincoln ask Mary Todd to marry him?
(a) No, but she expects he will ask that evening.
(b) No, but she plans to pop the question that evening.
(c) Yes, but Elizabeth's objections put the matter on hold.
(d) Yes, but she says she can't quite decide.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Mary Todd characterize the life her sister and brother-in-law have chosen?

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

5. Who is with Lincoln at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 6?

(see the answer key)

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