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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where is Abe Lincoln staying while in New Salem in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) In a barn belonging to Josh Speed.
(b) At the home of Bowling and Nancy Green.
(c) With Ann Rutledge's family.
(d) In Rutledge's Tavern.

4. What last ditch effort does Mary Todd's sister make to prevent a proposal from Lincoln toward the end of Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) She begs Mary to put the children to bed.
(b) She begins yelling at her sister, causing Ninian to slap her and drag her from the room.
(c) She produces a fan and uses it to flirt with Lincoln, to show he wouldn't be a faithful husband.
(d) She spills a pot of hot tea on Lincoln's lap.

5. Who is President during the time represented in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Winston Churchill.
(b) Martin Van Buren.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) Harrison Ford.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mary Todd characterize the life her sister and brother-in-law have chosen?

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

3. How much would Lincoln be paid as a member of the legislature?

4. What is the local gossip in New Salem about Ann Rutledge?

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

(see the answer key)

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