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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. In Act 2, Scene 4, why is Billy Herndon disappointed with Lincoln?
(a) Lincoln is courting more than one woman at a time.
(b) Lincoln is considering buying slaves.
(c) Lincoln is an unsuccessful lawyer and the firm is losing money.
(d) Lincoln won't speak out in a fiery way for his own beliefs.

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

3. What is Lincoln studying in the opening scene?
(a) The plays of Shakespeare.
(b) Punctuation marks.
(c) The moods of a woman he would like to court.
(d) The moods of the English language.

4. What is the plan that Seth Gale and Lincoln have for their futures?
(a) To attend law school and go into practice together.
(b) To move to California, in search of gold.
(c) To relocate to Springfield and open a general store.
(d) To move west, to Nebraska.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lincoln's companion think of Lincoln's plan for his wedding?

2. What reason does Lincoln give in Act 2, Scene 4 for turning down the opportunity to speak against slavery?

3. What happens when Seth Gale's boy takes a turn for the worse before the doctor arrives at the end of Act 2, Scene 7?

4. What does Mary Todd tell her brother-in-law when he asks why she has chosen him as a husband?

5. What does Lincoln do at the end of Act 2, Scene 6?

(see the answer key)

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