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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Douglas accuses Lincoln of having sympathy for slaves but no sympathy for another suffering group of people. Who are they?
(a) Auto workers in Detroit.
(b) Windsurfers in Hawaii.
(c) Textile workers in the North.
(d) Seamstresses on the East Coast.

2. How does the playwright describe the appearance of Stephen Douglas as he takes the stage to debate Lincoln?
(a) "He is a titan, with a voice that rolls like thunder."
(b) "He is a brief but magnetic man, confident of his power."
(c) "The judge is an elfin man, with a voice to match."
(d) "Muscular and tall, Judge Douglas commands attention with his merest glance."

3. Who is Lincoln's main rival for the presidency?
(a) William Herndon.
(b) Andrew Jackson.
(c) Stephen Douglas.
(d) Uriah Heep.

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

5. Who is the moderator of the debate between Lincoln and Douglas?
(a) Whoopi Goldberg.
(b) Ninian Edwards.
(c) Elizabeth Edwards.
(d) Bowling Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. What opinion does Elizabeth Edwards have of Abe Lincoln?

2. When Act 2, Scene 4 opens in Lincoln's Springfield law office, how much time has passed since the death of Ann Rutledge?

3. What does Billy Herndon urge Lincoln's friends to do, as Herndon leaves the office in Act 2, Scene 4?

4. What has Lincoln been doing since breaking his engagement to Mary Todd?

5. When Lincoln arrives at the Edwards' home in Act 2, Scene 5, does he sense tension between Mary Todd and her sister?

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