Abe Lincoln in Illinois Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

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Abe Lincoln in Illinois Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Billy Herndon's reaction to Lincoln's reasons for breaking off the engagement?
(a) He is gobsmacked, but he helps Lincoln write another letter.
(b) He is stunned and speechless. He finishes off the bottle in his pocket.
(c) Herndon agrees that Mary Todd is a witch and says he's glad Lincoln changed his mind.
(d) Herndon says Lincoln is really trying to escape his own failure to serve the country.

2. What is the name of Seth Gale's young son?
(a) Jonathon.
(b) Jimmy.
(c) Jeremy.
(d) Joshua.

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

4. What does Lincoln's companion think of Lincoln's plan for his wedding?
(a) He's distressed and offers to deliver the news himself.
(b) He agrees that Lincoln is making the right decision, for the right reasons.
(c) He believes everything will work out fine, once Lincoln has a drink or two.
(d) He thinks Lincoln is being too brutal, at least in the way he intends to deliver the news.

5. What opinion does Elizabeth Edwards have of Abe Lincoln?
(a) Compared to other men, he would be at the top of her list of potential husbands.
(b) She thinks he's divinely good-looking, but shiftless.
(c) She says he has a simple soul and is a most amiable creature, but not suitable as a husband.
(d) She calls him elegant, cultivated and likely to be rich some day soon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What last ditch effort does Mary Todd's sister make to prevent a proposal from Lincoln toward the end of Act 2, Scene 5?

2. What does Lincoln do that impresses Ninian Edwards in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. Why does Lincoln return to New Salem in Act 1, Scene 3?

4. How does Lincoln conclude his prayer for the health of Jimmy Gale?

5. In a poem given to Lincoln by his teacher in the first scene, life is compared to what?

(see the answer key)

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