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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 is Lincoln doing as he waits for the voting results?
(a) Pacing nervously.
(b) Reading newspapers.
(c) Writing his memoirs.
(d) Bouncing a tennis ball.

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

3. How does Mary Todd describe Lincoln's behavior and absence over the previous two years?
(a) Alcoholism.
(b) A psychotic break.
(c) A severe illness.
(d) Amnesia.

4. What is Mary Todd's mood when she finds out--at the last minute--that important men are coming to talk to her husband?
(a) Mournful.
(b) Gleeful.
(c) Irritated.
(d) Furious.

5. Besides debt, what topic often occupies Lincoln's mind?
(a) The prospect of death.
(b) The prospect of marriage.
(c) The prospect of a harsh winter.
(d) The prospect of civil war.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why can't Lincoln bring himself to shoot a deer?

3. How does Lincoln define his "own great duty?"

4. What are the issues on Lincoln's mind as he addresses the crowd?

5. Who is with Lincoln at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 6?

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