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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 the mood of the speech Lincoln is asked to read in the first scene?
(a) Indicative.
(b) Infinitive.
(c) Potential.
(d) Subjunctive.

2. What does Lincoln do at the end of Act 2, Scene 6?
(a) He leaves to break off his engagement in person.
(b) He writes another letter, telling Mary Todd he hates her.
(c) He leaves town without informing Mary Todd.
(d) He decides he must go through with the wedding.

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

4. How does the weather complement Lincoln's mood when he arrives at the home of the Greens' with news of Ann's death?
(a) The weather is as stormy as his mood.
(b) The wind howls in agony along with him.
(c) The weather is as clear as his conscience.
(d) A blizzard settles in, reflecting the cold that has settled in his heart.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Lincoln blame for all the political strife in the country?

2. According to Josh, how is Lincoln doing in the State Assembly?

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

4. What does Lincoln ask Mary Todd in Act 2, Scene 8?

5. When Act 2, Scene 4 opens in Lincoln's Springfield law office, how much time has passed since the death of Ann Rutledge?

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