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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the last line of the play, sung by the crowd?
(a) "Happy days are here again."
(b) "God bless America."
(c) "He stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni."
(d) "His soul goes marching on."

2. What is the fear of those assigned to protect Lincoln on his way to Washington?
(a) Angry Southerners will kill him.
(b) Mary Todd Lincoln will smother him with a pillow.
(c) He will run away to Canada.
(d) His train will be bombed.

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

4. Why does Mary agree to the public humiliation of taking Lincoln back after two years?
(a) She never worries about what others think of her.
(b) She will control Lincoln by using his shame about their broken engagement.
(c) Lincoln promises to make a public declaration of his undying love on the courthouse steps.
(d) The humiliation will be wiped out by "ultimate triumph."

5. Who is fetching water for Seth Gale's sick son in Act 2, Scene 7?
(a) Gobey, a runaway slave.
(b) Seth Gale's good friend, Gobey.
(c) The Gale family slave, Gobey.
(d) Gobey, a free negro who works for the family.

6. What plans are afoot in South Carolina in case of a Lincoln victory?
(a) Secession from the Union.
(b) A Republican victory celebration with fireworks.
(c) Emancipation of slaves in the state.
(d) A 10,000-man march on Washington.

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

8. What does Seth Gale suggest might happen if slavery spreads West to new states and territories?
(a) He says settlers might form another country or move to Canada.
(b) He thinks the Mexicans will attack if slavery spreads.
(c) He says settlers will be satisfied, regardless of the state of slavery.
(d) He predicts settlers will raise an army and declare war.

9. 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 come for dinner, at the invitation of her brother-in-law.
(c) He has come to give word of his engagement to another woman.
(d) He has hopes she will revive his political career.

10. How does Lincoln frequently begin a sentence after his election?
(a) "Funnily enough..."
(b) "If I live..."
(c) "As I live and breath..."
(d) "Whatever..."

11. To which of Shakespeare's characters does Douglas compare Lincoln?
(a) Brutus.
(b) Romeo.
(c) Hamlet.
(d) Macbeth.

12. Mary Todd enters Act 2, Scene 10 while Lincoln is talking with his sons and objects to something the oldest son is doing. What is it?
(a) Smoking in the parlor.
(b) Scratching under his arm.
(c) Putting his feet on the furniture.
(d) Playing the piano with sticky fingers.

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

14. Who is Lincoln's main rival for the presidency?
(a) Stephen Douglas.
(b) William Herndon.
(c) Uriah Heep.
(d) Andrew Jackson.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many candidates are seeking the presidency?

2. How does Mary Todd describe her part in the break-up of the engagement to Lincoln?

3. What song does the band play as Lincoln departs?

4. What has Lincoln been doing since breaking his engagement to Mary Todd?

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

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