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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. Does Lincoln agree, in Act 2, Scene 6, with Josh's suggestion about his mental health?
(a) Yes, he says he's at the end of his rope and must have release from the wedding.
(b) He isn't sure, but he admits having hallucinations.
(c) Yes, he knows he is losing his mind--that's why he wants to run away.
(d) No, he believes he has good reasons for his decision.

2. What legal case established that slaves should be considered property?
(a) The Slaughterhouse Cases.
(b) Dred Scott v. Sandford.
(c) Marbury v. Madison.
(d) Brown v. Board of Education.

3. In a poem given to Lincoln by his teacher in the first scene, life is compared to what?
(a) A dream, a vision, a phantom.
(b) A river, a meadow, the wide horizon.
(c) A fairy tale, a legend, a lie.
(d) A nightmare, a hallucination, a ghost.

4. Why can't Lincoln bring himself to shoot a deer?
(a) Because of the scene in "Bambi," in which his mother was killed.
(b) Because he once saw one running across his mother's grave.
(c) Because he prefers bow-hunting.
(d) Because his mother was an anti-gun lobbyist.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens at the end of Act 2, Scene 4 that proves Lincoln's claim that he is a social success?

2. What is Josh Speed's understanding of Lincoln's personality?

3. When Lincoln leaves the parlor for a moment, how does one of his visitors in Act 3, Scene 9 describe him?

4. What does Ann's love do for Lincoln?

5. Why is Mary Todd so sure that Lincoln will be a success, and not stop to tell jokes, as her sister predicts?

(see the answer key)

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