1. What characteristics make Mary Todd a good catch in the eyes of most people?
(a) She's highly educated and would make a good Secretary of State.
(b) She's smart, cultivated and the daughter of a bank president.
(c) She is exceedingly beautiful and has a shy, retiring demeanor.
(d) She speaks French, cooks Italian and comes from a line of English royalty.

2. In a poem that Lincoln reads in the first scene, what is it that the poet finds strange about people?
(a) They dance through life unaware of pleasure.
(b) They look forward to death, even when life is good.
(c) They are afraid to face death alone.
(d) They think of death as an awakening.

3. What does Jack Armstrong tell Seth Gale about Lincoln while they wait for Lincoln's arrival in Act 2, Scene 7?
(a) Lincoln has "come up in town and thinks too much of himself."
(b) Lincoln "is his same comical old self."
(c) Lincoln "ain't the same since he married Mary Todd."
(d) Lincoln has "slipped down and ain't much like his comical self."

4. Does Lincoln agree, in Act 2, Scene 6, with Josh's suggestion about his mental health?
(a) No, he believes he has good reasons for his decision.
(b) Yes, he knows he is losing his mind--that's why he wants to run away.
(c) Yes, he says he's at the end of his rope and must have release from the wedding.
(d) He isn't sure, but he admits having hallucinations.

5. One of Lincoln's clients can't pay her bill; why does Lincoln think she is right not to pay?
(a) Lincoln defended her husband unsuccessfully and he was hanged.
(b) Lincoln took a horse from her late husband in payment.
(c) She is a poor widow and Lincoln doesn't take money from widows.
(d) He believes she is going to inherit a lot of money, so he can wait for payment.