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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. Who are the main characters in the first scene of the play?
(a) Abe and Mary Todd Lincoln.
(b) Mentor Graham, Seth Gale and Mary Todd Lincoln.
(c) Abe Lincoln and Seth Gale.
(d) Abe Lincoln and Mentor Graham.

2. Ninian Andrews arrives at Lincoln's office and learns about a sad event. What is it?
(a) Jack Armstrong is in jail for murder.
(b) Lincoln's dog, Rufus, has been killed in a hunting mishap.
(c) Seth Gale's mother is dead of malaria.
(d) The death of Lincoln's friend, Bowling Green.

3. What is the name of Seth Gale's young son?
(a) Jimmy.
(b) Jeremy.
(c) Joshua.
(d) Jonathon.

4. In a poem that Lincoln reads in the first scene, what is it that the poet finds strange about people?
(a) They look forward to death, even when life is good.
(b) They think of death as an awakening.
(c) They dance through life unaware of pleasure.
(d) They are afraid to face death alone.

5. 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?
(a) The boy's mother gives him mouth to mouth resuscitation.
(b) Lincoln says a prayer for the boy's recovery.
(c) Jack Armstrong applies a mustard paste to the boy's chest.
(d) Lincoln breaks down in tears at the injustice.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lincoln arrives at the Edwards' home in Act 2, Scene 5, does he sense tension between Mary Todd and her sister?

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

3. How does Lincoln intend to communicate his intentions to Mary Todd?

4. Lincoln and Mary Todd are getting married, yet he seems to be in despair. Why?

5. What do Josh Speed and Bowling Green think might be the result, if slavery spreads further across the South?

(see the answer key)

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