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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What distinction does Lincoln draw between the slaves and downtrodden workers in the North?
(a) The slaves can run away, the workers cannot.
(b) The workers live with harsh winters, the slaves do not.
(c) Slaves live on plantations, workers live in cities.
(d) The workers have the right to strike, slaves do not.

2. What does Lincoln do with his notes before he begins speaking in the debate with Douglas?
(a) Rips them to pieces.
(b) Sticks them under his chair.
(c) Puts them on the podium.
(d) Puts them in his hat.

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

4. What are the railroad workers in Illinois doing, according to Douglas, to protest their low wages?
(a) Looking for jobs in other industries.
(b) They are marching, singing "I've been working on the railroad."
(c) Nothing--they can't afford to offend their employers.
(d) They are striking, refusing to work.

5. Asked how he'll feel if he loses, how does Lincoln predict he will feel?
(a) Afraid to face Mary.
(b) As flustered as a toad in hot water.
(c) Crushed beyond belief.
(d) The greatest sense of relief.

6. At the end of Scene 2, Act 8, what is Lincoln's response to Mary's actions?
(a) He is as enthusiastic as she is and dances a little jig.
(b) Repulsed by her embrace, he backs away and again changes his mind.
(c) He responds awkwardly, embracing her loosely while staring down at the carpet.
(d) He stands stiffly and dreams of moving to Oregon with Seth Gale.

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

8. How does Mary Todd describe her part in the break-up of the engagement to Lincoln?
(a) She agrees her incessant chatter drove Lincoln crazy.
(b) She admits her love was based on financial greed.
(c) She knows her lack of confidence in his ability made him sad.
(d) She acknowledges pushing him too hard to fulfill her ambitions.

9. 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) Lincoln breaks down in tears at the injustice.
(b) The boy's mother gives him mouth to mouth resuscitation.
(c) Lincoln says a prayer for the boy's recovery.
(d) Jack Armstrong applies a mustard paste to the boy's chest.

10. How does Mary Todd accept Lincoln's proposal at the end of Act 2, Scene 8?
(a) She dances happily into his arms and pulls his beard while saying yes.
(b) She clutches him tightly, declares her undying love and begins sobbing.
(c) She bursts into tears and says she must marry him because he has ruined her reputation.
(d) She appears to hesitate, keeping him wondering for a moment if she will accept.

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

12. At the beginning of Act 3, Scene 10, Lincoln is sitting in his parlor with his sons. How many did he have?
(a) Three.
(b) Seven.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

13. When Lincoln leaves the parlor for a moment, how does one of his visitors in Act 3, Scene 9 describe him?
(a) One of the smoothest, slickest politicians that ever hoodwinked a yokel mob.
(b) A lawyer as crooked as a dog's hind leg.
(c) One of the most astute politicians who ever emerged from a backwoods log cabin.
(d) A demagogue who could play the ringmaster in a Barnum and Bailey Circus.

14. Who is the moderator of the debate between Lincoln and Douglas?
(a) Bowling Green.
(b) Ninian Edwards.
(c) Whoopi Goldberg.
(d) Elizabeth Edwards.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 2, Scene 7, what is the fear Seth Gale has about traveling with Gobey?

2. Where does Seth Gale intend to settle his family?

3. How does Lincoln describe Douglas' verbal skills?

4. Why does Mary agree to the public humiliation of taking Lincoln back after two years?

5. What does Seth Gale suggest might happen if slavery spreads West to new states and territories?

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