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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. Who is President during the time represented in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Martin Van Buren.
(c) Winston Churchill.
(d) Harrison Ford.

2. What is it about the Gale family's plans that seems most important to Lincoln?
(a) The success they've achieved with the dry-cleaning business.
(b) The relationship they've developed with Gobey.
(c) Their big dreams for their son's future.
(d) The care they have for the nation and the possiblity they will abandon America if slavery spreads.

3. How much would Lincoln be paid as a member of the legislature?
(a) $3 a day.
(b) Nothing, it's a volunteer job.
(c) $5 a day.
(d) $2.50 a day.

4. According to Josh, how is Lincoln doing in the State Assembly?
(a) Not well; he sits and draws his three dollars a day without paying attention.
(b) Fabulously well; he's shown himself to be a natural leader.
(c) Great; he's getting kickbacks for legislation he sponsors.
(d) Not well; he's been rabble-rousing with speeches against slavery.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lincoln's initial response to the idea of running for office?

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

3. How does Mary Todd describe her part in the break-up of the engagement to Lincoln?

4. How does Act 1, Scene 3, in which Ann Rutledge dies, come to an end?

5. In Act 2, Scene 5, Lincoln mentions a woman "foxing" his pants--what does that mean?

(see the answer key)

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