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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. In Act 2, Scene 4, why is Billy Herndon disappointed with Lincoln?
(a) Lincoln won't speak out in a fiery way for his own beliefs.
(b) Lincoln is courting more than one woman at a time.
(c) Lincoln is considering buying slaves.
(d) Lincoln is an unsuccessful lawyer and the firm is losing money.

2. What are the issues on Lincoln's mind as he addresses the crowd?
(a) A strike by factory workers in New Jersey.
(b) The break-up of the Union because 11 states have promised to secede.
(c) The cost of maintaining the railroads.
(d) His wife's mental health.

3. When Lincoln suggests he wants to die in Act 1, Scene 3, how do his friends respond?
(a) They agree that it might be best if he dies.
(b) They fall to their knees and beg him to reconsider.
(c) They insist he stay and try to get some sleep.
(d) They promise to introduce him to other women.

4. What, besides politics, does Lincoln have on his mind during the scene in the Rutledge Tavern?
(a) Running down to the town picnic for a piece of pie.
(b) Taking over the family farm from his sick father.
(c) Asking Ann Rutledge to consider him as a suitor.
(d) Asking town officials for a raise in his wages as postmaster.

5. In Scene 2, Act 4, what office is Lincoln seeking?
(a) President of the Springfield School Board.
(b) Member of the Electoral College.
(c) President of the United States.
(d) Springfield's combined office of dogcatcher and postmaster.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Lincoln return to New Salem in Act 1, Scene 3?

3. What legal case established that slaves should be considered property?

4. What does Mary Todd say when asked in Act. 2, Scene 5, if she is considering marriage to Lincoln?

5. In a poem that Lincoln reads in the first scene, what is it that the poet finds strange about people?

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