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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Lincoln conclude his prayer for the health of Jimmy Gale?
(a) "Give us the strength to bear the death of this young boy."
(b) "Grant us the will to fight for the vitality of our nation."
(c) "Give us all strength, oh God, to do the work that is before us."
(d) "Grant this boy the breath to live long enough to bury his father."

3. What are the Bowling Greens reading when Josh Speed arrives at their home in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) The New York Review of Books.
(b) The Bourne Chronicles.
(c) The Federalist Papers.
(d) The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club.

4. Where is Abe Lincoln staying while in New Salem in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) At the home of Bowling and Nancy Green.
(b) In a barn belonging to Josh Speed.
(c) With Ann Rutledge's family.
(d) In Rutledge's Tavern.

5. What does Mary Todd say when asked in Act. 2, Scene 5, if she is considering marriage to Lincoln?
(a) "I have never given that idea a moment's thought."
(b) "I am determined to marry Stephen Douglas."
(c) "That is the most repulsive idea I've ever heard."
(d) "I have decided I shall be Mrs. Lincoln."

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the five indicative moods, as Lincoln knows them?

2. In Act 2, Scene 7, what is the fear Seth Gale has about traveling with Gobey?

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

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

5. What is Lincoln's attitude toward people?

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