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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. When Act 2, Scene 4 opens in Lincoln's Springfield law office, how much time has passed since the death of Ann Rutledge?
(a) Thirteen years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Six months.
(d) Five years.

2. What is the true reason Lincoln wants to end the engagement with Mary Todd?
(a) He knows he is losing his mind and wants to spare her from sharing his pain.
(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 believes she really wants to marry Stephen Douglas.
(d) She has taken to wearing spurs and brandishing a whip when they are alone.

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

4. In Act 2, Scene 4, who arrives unexpectedly at Lincoln's office to visit?
(a) Seth Gale and Nancy Green.
(b) Ann Rutledge and Josh Speed.
(c) Bowling Green and Josh Speed.
(d) Bowling and Nancy Green.

5. Why has Lincoln come to see Mary Todd in Act 2, Scene 8?
(a) He has come to give word of his engagement to another woman.
(b) He has come to apologize for breaking their engagement.
(c) He has hopes she will revive his political career.
(d) He has come for dinner, at the invitation of her brother-in-law.

Short Answer Questions

1. Seth Gale tells Abe he's feeling "pretty scared" about his son's health. What does Lincoln tell him?

2. What does Lincoln see on the boat from Quincy to Alton that shocks him?

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

4. Where has Lincoln been, just before he arrives at the Edwards' home in Act 2, Scene 5?

5. How does Mary Todd accept Lincoln's proposal at the end of Act 2, Scene 8?

(see the answer key)

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