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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. What are the railroad workers in Illinois doing, according to Douglas, to protest their low wages?
(a) Looking for jobs in other industries.
(b) They are striking, refusing to work.
(c) Nothing--they can't afford to offend their employers.
(d) They are marching, singing "I've been working on the railroad."

2. What is the fear of those assigned to protect Lincoln on his way to Washington?
(a) He will run away to Canada.
(b) His train will be bombed.
(c) Mary Todd Lincoln will smother him with a pillow.
(d) Angry Southerners will kill him.

3. Lincoln says he has come to believe something about himself and Mary. What is it?
(a) Their destinies will take them to Europe to live.
(b) They are like peanut butter and jelly--good alone, but better together.
(c) Their destinies are together, for better or worse.
(d) They will never be happy together, no matter how they try.

4. What is a benefit of being in the state capitol that might entice Lincoln to run for office?
(a) The chance to have suits made that will have sleeves that are long enough for his arms.
(b) He will be able to collect extra money by doing favors for friends.
(c) Women will seek him out for marriage.
(d) The opportunity to learn from the finest lawyers in the state.

5. What does Lincoln do that impresses Ninian Edwards in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Lincoln diffuses the tension with the Clancy Groves boys.
(b) Lincoln gets everyone's attention by firing his pistol at the ceiling.
(c) Lincoln announces there is free pie in the town square.
(d) Lincoln punches a bully who is threatening Ann Rutledge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the red flags mean in the map of states in Lincoln's campaign headquarters?

2. How is Lincoln's appearance different from Election Day?

3. What subject is always heavy on Lincoln's mind?

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

5. What, besides politics, does Lincoln have on his mind during the scene in the Rutledge Tavern?

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