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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Scene 2, Act 4, what office is Lincoln seeking?
(a) President of the Springfield School Board.
(b) Member of the Electoral College.
(c) Springfield's combined office of dogcatcher and postmaster.
(d) President of the United States.

2. What is Lincoln studying in the opening scene?
(a) The moods of the English language.
(b) Punctuation marks.
(c) The plays of Shakespeare.
(d) The moods of a woman he would like to court.

3. Who gave the speech that Lincoln's teacher has him read?
(a) Daniel Webster.
(b) George Washington.
(c) James Madison.
(d) Alexander Hamilton.

4. What is Lincoln's new attitude toward God after Ann's death?
(a) He knows if he had prayed day and night, Ann would have lived.
(b) He accepts that "the Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away."
(c) He can't pray to a God that needlessly allowed Ann to die.
(d) He becomes an atheist.

5. Who does Ninian Edwards believe might be instigating the prospect of marriage between Abe Lincoln and Mary Todd?
(a) Judge Bowling Green.
(b) Abe Lincoln.
(c) Elizabeth Edwards' father.
(d) Mary Todd.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens at the end of Act 2, Scene 4 that proves Lincoln's claim that he is a social success?

2. Who have Bowling Green, Ninian Edwards and Josh Speed come to New Salem to see?

3. What is the setting of Act 2, Scene 5 and what does it convey about the occupants?

4. How does Lincoln jokingly describe, in Act 2, Scene 5, the act of defending a murder suspect?

5. Why is Ann's death such a setback to Lincoln?

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