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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In a poem given to Lincoln by his teacher in the first scene, life is compared to what?
(a) A nightmare, a hallucination, a ghost.
(b) A dream, a vision, a phantom.
(c) A river, a meadow, the wide horizon.
(d) A fairy tale, a legend, a lie.

3. What are three things Lincoln likes about Ann Rutledge?
(a) She's sensible, brave and good-looking.
(b) She's brave, pretty and a political asset.
(c) She's smart, pretty and owns property.
(d) She's good-looking, sensible and wants a large family.

4. What is the purpose of Edwards' visit to New Salem in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) To recruit Lincoln to run for the State Assembly.
(b) To announce his own run for the presidency.
(c) To bring law and order to New Salem.
(d) To look at the Rutledge Tavern as an investment.

5. What is the setting of the first scene of Abe Lincoln in Illinois?
(a) A log cabin in the woods of Missouri.
(b) A riverboat on the mighty Mississippi.
(c) A cabin near New Salem, Illionois, which belongs to Lincoln's teacher.
(d) A tavern in Springfield.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the "good joke" Lincoln plans to tell Bowling Green at the end of Act 1, Scene 2 in the Rutledge Tavern?

2. Who admits being the one who suggested recruiting Lincoln to run for office?

3. What is it about politics that Lincoln dislikes?

4. What is a benefit of being in the state capitol that might entice Lincoln to run for office?

5. What is happening when Lincoln enters Rutledge Tavern to deliver mail?

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