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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 the debate, Lincoln accuses Douglas of pandering to both sides of the slavery issue. What does he mean?
(a) Offering a trip to China to see the giant Pandas if a compromise is reached.
(b) Breathing heavily whenever the issue becomes heated.
(c) Telling the South he's for slavery and the North that it shouldn't be allowed to spread.
(d) Refusing to take a stand either for or against slavery.

2. What is the local gossip in New Salem about Ann Rutledge?
(a) She is in love with Abe Lincoln.
(b) She is secretly a witch.
(c) She has been jilted by her fiance, who left town.
(d) She is in line for a job as the town's teacher.

3. What is the true reason Lincoln wants to end the engagement with Mary Todd?
(a) She has taken to wearing spurs and brandishing a whip when they are alone.
(b) He knows he is losing his mind and wants to spare her from sharing his pain.
(c) He believes she really wants to marry Stephen Douglas.
(d) He hates her ambitions for him and doesn't want to be driven to achieve her goals for the rest of his life.

4. What does Seth Gale's wife want for her sick son, besides the help of a doctor?
(a) A college scholarship so he won't have to live on the prairie.
(b) A minister to say a prayer.
(c) A bathtub full of cool water to calm his fever.
(d) A minister to drive the evil spirits from his soul.

5. Where does Seth Gale intend to settle his family?
(a) Nevada.
(b) New Mexico.
(c) Texas.
(d) Oregon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What opinion does Elizabeth Edwards have of Abe Lincoln?

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

3. Ninian Andrews arrives at Lincoln's office and learns about a sad event. What is it?

4. What is Billy Herndon's reaction to Lincoln's reasons for breaking off the engagement?

5. How does Lincoln conclude his prayer for the health of Jimmy Gale?

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