1. Who is Billy Herndon?
(a) A law clerk in Lincoln's office.
(b) A client of Lincoln's who is accused of murder.
(c) The illegitimate son of Josh Speed.
(d) The boy who delivers mid-afternoon coffee and lottery tickets.

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

3. Where has Lincoln been, just before he arrives at the Edwards' home in Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) Visiting another woman, to whom he plans to propose.
(b) Visiting a potential client in jail.
(c) Fox hunting.
(d) At the Statehouse, lobbying against gun registration.

4. What does Mary Todd tell her brother-in-law when he asks why she has chosen him as a husband?
(a) She believes Lincoln is destined for wealth and fame, which she craves.
(b) She says she loves Lincoln's political ambitions and his resemblance to Lochinvar.
(c) She can't give him a simple answer, but his is the life and destiny she wants to share.
(d) She responds that Lincoln will provide a life of stability and security.

5. What do Josh Speed and Bowling Green think might be the result, if slavery spreads further across the South?
(a) The South could overthrow the existing government and move the Capitol to Virginia.
(b) The British would reassert power over the colonies.
(c) Lincoln could be drafted to head the military.
(d) Civil war might break out.