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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mary Todd Lincoln's response to her husband's suggestion that she go home?
(a) She bursts into tears and slaps him.
(b) She becomes hysterical and says her husband hates her.
(c) She laughs and insists she's staying until the bitter end.
(d) She turns silently and leaves the room.

2. What song does the band play as Lincoln departs?
(a) "Let It Be."
(b) "Happy Days Are Here Again."
(c) "Ave Maria."
(d) "John Brown's Body."

3. What institution does Douglas use to bolster his argument that negroes are not equal under the Constitution?
(a) The American Civil Liberties Union.
(b) The National Rifle Association.
(c) The Catholic Church.
(d) The Supreme Court.

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

5. What is the dream from ancient times that Lincoln speaks of in his farewell?
(a) A hope that every child will be born with a silver spoon for safe-keeping.
(b) A dream that every home will have a chicken in every pot.
(c) The dream of stepping foot on the moon.
(d) Mankind's dream of shaking off chains and finding freedom in the brotherhood of life.

6. How does the playwright describe the appearance of Stephen Douglas as he takes the stage to debate Lincoln?
(a) "He is a titan, with a voice that rolls like thunder."
(b) "Muscular and tall, Judge Douglas commands attention with his merest glance."
(c) "The judge is an elfin man, with a voice to match."
(d) "He is a brief but magnetic man, confident of his power."

7. What does Lincoln ask Mary Todd in Act 2, Scene 8?
(a) To move west to Oregon with him and Seth Gale.
(b) To leave town so he and Ninian Edwards can resume their friendship.
(c) To contribute to his campaign.
(d) To be his wife.

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

9. 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) The humiliation will be wiped out by "ultimate triumph."
(c) Lincoln promises to make a public declaration of his undying love on the courthouse steps.
(d) She will control Lincoln by using his shame about their broken engagement.

10. Seth Gale tells Abe he's feeling "pretty scared" about his son's health. What does Lincoln tell him?
(a) He offers to burn some incense and herbs to smoke out the boy's fever.
(b) He agrees Gale should be scared and urges him to turn back.
(c) He urges Gale not to be scared, that he is doing a "big thing" and shouldn't let anything beat him down.
(d) He tells Gale that he, too, is scared but he will go West with the Gale family.

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

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

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

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

15. What does Jack Armstrong tell Seth Gale about Lincoln while they wait for Lincoln's arrival in Act 2, Scene 7?
(a) Lincoln "ain't the same since he married Mary Todd."
(b) Lincoln "is his same comical old self."
(c) Lincoln has "come up in town and thinks too much of himself."
(d) Lincoln has "slipped down and ain't much like his comical self."

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of Shakespeare's characters does Douglas compare Lincoln?

2. What is the sentence that Lincoln tells his farewell crowd is true and appropriate for all times and occasions?

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

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

5. How does Lincoln frequently begin a sentence after his election?

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