1. What is Lincoln's initial response to the idea of running for office?
(a) He weeps because his friends think so highly of him.
(b) He thinks it's a comical notion and not a good idea.
(c) He's excited and jumps at the chance.
(d) He is angry because he thinks the idea is a bad joke.

2. What is happening when Lincoln enters Rutledge Tavern to deliver mail?
(a) The Clancy Groves boys have the judge trapped behind the bar.
(b) The Clancy Groves boys are buying a round of whiskey for everyone.
(c) Ben Mattling is having a heart attack.
(d) A local bully is angling for a fight with Ninian Edwards.

3. What is the "good joke" Lincoln plans to tell Bowling Green at the end of Act 1, Scene 2 in the Rutledge Tavern?
(a) That Jack Armstrong, of the Clancy Groves boys, will run for the State Assembly.
(b) That he will be a candidate for the assembly of the State of Illinois.
(c) That Ann Rutledge has run off to marry Josh Speed.
(d) That a chicken crossed the road to get to the other side.

4. What is Lincoln's attitude toward people?
(a) He loves being in a crowd, but feels anxious one-to-one.
(b) He is afraid of them, unless he has known them all his life.
(c) He dislikes people because of their inhumanity.
(d) He likes them one-to-one, but crowds scare him.

5. What is Lincoln's response to a poem he reads regarding life and death?
(a) He is inspired to write his own poetry: "I've got a thought, Teacher, give me a pencil."
(b) He likes it: "It sure is good...it's fine!
(c) He finds it strange: "I don't get the meaning of it, at all."
(d) It depresses him: "Life is sure 'nuff short, why think about death?"