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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What promise does Mary Todd extract from Lincoln before agreeing to marry him?
(a) He will submit to a thorough psychiatric evaluation.
(b) He promises to take her advice in every situation.
(c) He vows to work day and night to become President for her.
(d) He will never again falter or run away from her.

2. What state delivers the final votes needed for Lincoln's victory?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Georgia.
(d) New York.

3. What is it that the visitors to Lincoln's home in Act 3, Scene 10 want to talk about with him?
(a) Opening a local branch of Macy's.
(b) Shutting down the abolitionist newspaper.
(c) Taking over the Department of Justice.
(d) Running for President of the United States.

4. In Act 2, Scene 7, what is the fear Seth Gale has about traveling with Gobey?
(a) He's afraid to take Gobey across state borders because he doesn't have a passport.
(b) He's fearful Gobey's previous owner will appear to reclaim him.
(c) He's careful to stay in free territory to avoid Gobey being kidnapped and sold into slavery.
(d) He believes Gobey is planning to escape on the Underground Railroad.

5. What does Seth Gale's wife want for her sick son, besides the help of a doctor?
(a) A minister to say a prayer.
(b) A bathtub full of cool water to calm his fever.
(c) A college scholarship so he won't have to live on the prairie.
(d) A minister to drive the evil spirits from his soul.

6. Why has Lincoln come to see Mary Todd in Act 2, Scene 8?
(a) He has come to apologize for breaking their engagement.
(b) He has hopes she will revive his political career.
(c) He has come to give word of his engagement to another woman.
(d) He has come for dinner, at the invitation of her brother-in-law.

7. What happens when Seth Gale's boy takes a turn for the worse before the doctor arrives at the end of Act 2, Scene 7?
(a) The boy's mother gives him mouth to mouth resuscitation.
(b) Lincoln breaks down in tears at the injustice.
(c) Jack Armstrong applies a mustard paste to the boy's chest.
(d) Lincoln says a prayer for the boy's recovery.

8. In the debate, Lincoln accuses Douglas of pandering to both sides of the slavery issue. What does he mean?
(a) Refusing to take a stand either for or against slavery.
(b) Offering a trip to China to see the giant Pandas if a compromise is reached.
(c) Breathing heavily whenever the issue becomes heated.
(d) Telling the South he's for slavery and the North that it shouldn't be allowed to spread.

9. What is the essential element Lincoln's party is seeking in a presidential candidate when they ask him to run?
(a) An anti-slavery attitude.
(b) A strong military policy.
(c) The ability to get elected.
(d) A willingness to raise taxes.

10. What is the sentence that Lincoln tells his farewell crowd is true and appropriate for all times and occasions?
(a) "What's good for the goose is good for the gander."
(b) "One step for man, a giant step for mankind."
(c) "This is the day the Lord has made."
(d) "And this, too, shall pass away."

11. What is Lincoln considering as his first act as president?
(a) Growing a beard.
(b) Abolishing the Supreme Court.
(c) Freeing the slaves.
(d) Annexing Texas.

12. What is the name of President-elect Lincoln's bodyguard?
(a) Kavanagh.
(b) Gilooly.
(c) Hodgson.
(d) O'Reilly.

13. Where does Seth Gale intend to settle his family?
(a) Texas.
(b) New Mexico.
(c) Nevada.
(d) Oregon.

14. How is the crowd outside receiving voting results?
(a) A crier shouts the results from the roof of the State House.
(b) Through their Twitter accounts.
(c) Announcements are made by loudspeaker.
(d) By images flashed by a magic lantern outside the State House.

15. How does Lincoln describe Douglas' verbal skills?
(a) He juggles bullets.
(b) He uses smoke and mirrors.
(c) He keeps 10 daggers flashing in the air.
(d) He slings arrows like Zeus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the mood of the crowd surging around Lincoln at the railroad station?

2. What plans are afoot in South Carolina in case of a Lincoln victory?

3. How does Lincoln conclude his prayer for the health of Jimmy Gale?

4. In the debate, Douglas says Lincoln appears innocent but is very good at doing something dangerous with his words. What is it?

5. How does Mary Todd accept Lincoln's proposal at the end of Act 2, Scene 8?

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