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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What piece of advice does Ninian Andrews give Lincoln concerning Mary Todd in Act 2, Scene 6?
(a) He says Lincoln should keep a tight rein on her ambitions and delusions of grandeur.
(b) He says Lincoln should always follow her advice because she has a good head for politics.
(c) He suggests giving in to her every whim in order to keep life happy.
(d) He tells Lincoln that Mary Todd should be committed to a hospital.

3. What does Lincoln see on the boat from Quincy to Alton that shocks him?
(a) A dozen negroes, chained together, being shipped South to be sold.
(b) A dozen mules on shore, chained and being flogged.
(c) A dozen dancing girls, chained together, forced to entertain passengers.
(d) A woman with 12 children, begging for food.

4. What does Mary Todd say when asked in Act. 2, Scene 5, if she is considering marriage to Lincoln?
(a) "I have never given that idea a moment's thought."
(b) "I have decided I shall be Mrs. Lincoln."
(c) "That is the most repulsive idea I've ever heard."
(d) "I am determined to marry Stephen Douglas."

5. Where has Lincoln been, just before he arrives at the Edwards' home in Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) Visiting another woman, to whom he plans to propose.
(b) At the Statehouse, lobbying against gun registration.
(c) Visiting a potential client in jail.
(d) Fox hunting.

6. What is the mood of the speech Lincoln is asked to read in the first scene?
(a) Potential.
(b) Infinitive.
(c) Indicative.
(d) Subjunctive.

7. 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.

8. Who have Bowling Green, Ninian Edwards and Josh Speed come to New Salem to see?
(a) Ann Rutledge.
(b) Ben Mattling.
(c) Seth Gale
(d) Abe Lincoln.

9. Who is with Lincoln at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 6?
(a) Josh Speed.
(b) Ann Rutledge.
(c) Seth Gale.
(d) Bowling Green.

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

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

12. How does Lincoln feel after Ann's death?
(a) He feels guilty because she got brain sickness and he did not.
(b) He knows her death is for the best, and that he will be able to concentrate better without her.
(c) He feels he should die to be with her again or he will go crazy.
(d) He is relieved because he had begun to doubt her love.

13. Ninian Andrews arrives at Lincoln's office and learns about a sad event. What is it?
(a) Jack Armstrong is in jail for murder.
(b) The death of Lincoln's friend, Bowling Green.
(c) Seth Gale's mother is dead of malaria.
(d) Lincoln's dog, Rufus, has been killed in a hunting mishap.

14. What are the Bowling Greens reading when Josh Speed arrives at their home in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) The Bourne Chronicles.
(b) The New York Review of Books.
(c) The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club.
(d) The Federalist Papers.

15. How does the weather complement Lincoln's mood when he arrives at the home of the Greens' with news of Ann's death?
(a) A blizzard settles in, reflecting the cold that has settled in his heart.
(b) The weather is as stormy as his mood.
(c) The wind howls in agony along with him.
(d) The weather is as clear as his conscience.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Billy Herndon's attitude toward Mary Todd on the day Lincoln is to be married?

2. What last ditch effort does Mary Todd's sister make to prevent a proposal from Lincoln toward the end of Act 2, Scene 5?

3. On which holiday does Act 1, Scene 2 take place?

4. Who is President of the United States at the time Edwards visits New Salem to meet Lincoln?

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

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