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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 12.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What happens to Ann Rutledge?
(a) She runs away to Chicago to attend law school.
(b) Bitten by a mosquito, she is paralzyed and left speechless.
(c) She meets a wealthy man, marries him and moves West.
(d) She dies of a brain sickness.
2. What is the "good joke" Lincoln plans to tell Bowling Green at the end of Act 1, Scene 2 in the Rutledge Tavern?
(a) That a chicken crossed the road to get to the other side.
(b) That Jack Armstrong, of the Clancy Groves boys, will run for the State Assembly.
(c) That Ann Rutledge has run off to marry Josh Speed.
(d) That he will be a candidate for the assembly of the State of Illinois.
3. What is Bowling Green's attitude toward the possibility of Lincoln marrying Ann Rutledge?
(a) He's all for the marriage; he thinks Ann will keep Lincoln on track.
(b) He's for the marriage; Ann's family has a lot of money to spend on campaigns.
(c) Judge Green is against it; he thinks Ann will be a hindrance to Lincoln.
(d) He is against the marriage; he knows Ann has been seeing someone else.
4. How does Lincoln feel after Ann's death?
(a) He is relieved because he had begun to doubt her love.
(b) He feels he should die to be with her again or he will go crazy.
(c) He feels guilty because she got brain sickness and he did not.
(d) He knows her death is for the best, and that he will be able to concentrate better without her.
5. How does Mary Todd describe Lincoln's behavior and absence over the previous two years?
(a) A psychotic break.
(b) A severe illness.
(c) Alcoholism.
(d) Amnesia.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the setting of the first scene of Abe Lincoln in Illinois?
2. In Scene 2, Act 4, Lincoln receives a letter from his old friend, Seth Gale. What is Gale worrying about?
3. How old is Lincoln as he leaves Illinois for the White House?
4. What are the issues on Lincoln's mind as he addresses the crowd?
5. What is the name of Seth Gale's young son?
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