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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of President-elect Lincoln's bodyguard?
(a) Hodgson.
(b) Gilooly.
(c) Kavanagh.
(d) O'Reilly.

2. What are Lincoln's visitors really looking for in their candidate for President?
(a) A man who will appeal to Southerners leaning toward secession.
(b) Someone honest enough to tell voters the truth, regardless of the consequences.
(c) A candidate with enough education to appeal to businessmen.
(d) Someone who will do what they tell him, both before and after the election.

3. How is Lincoln's appearance different from Election Day?
(a) He is walking with a cane.
(b) There is a patch over one eye.
(c) He has shaved his head.
(d) He has a beard.

4. Why has Lincoln come to see Mary Todd in Act 2, Scene 8?
(a) He has come to give word of his engagement to another woman.
(b) He has hopes she will revive his political career.
(c) He has come for dinner, at the invitation of her brother-in-law.
(d) He has come to apologize for breaking their engagement.

5. What is the last line of the play, sung by the crowd?
(a) "Happy days are here again."
(b) "God bless America."
(c) "His soul goes marching on."
(d) "He stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni."

6. How many states are there on Election Day, 1860?
(a) 12.
(b) 33.
(c) 13.
(d) 27.

7. What is the name of Seth Gale's young son?
(a) Jeremy.
(b) Joshua.
(c) Jonathon.
(d) Jimmy.

8. How does Lincoln describe Douglas' verbal skills?
(a) He juggles bullets.
(b) He slings arrows like Zeus.
(c) He uses smoke and mirrors.
(d) He keeps 10 daggers flashing in the air.

9. What plans are afoot in South Carolina in case of a Lincoln victory?
(a) A Republican victory celebration with fireworks.
(b) Emancipation of slaves in the state.
(c) A 10,000-man march on Washington.
(d) Secession from the Union.

10. What is the mood of the crowd surging around Lincoln at the railroad station?
(a) There was no crowd, it was pouring rain.
(b) Happy and admiring.
(c) Hostile and silent.
(d) Disapproving and sullen.

11. What state delivers the final votes needed for Lincoln's victory?
(a) Missouri.
(b) New York.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Georgia.

12. How old is Lincoln as he leaves Illinois for the White House?
(a) 47.
(b) 65.
(c) 52.
(d) 71.

13. What does Seth Gale's wife want for her sick son, besides the help of a doctor?
(a) A college scholarship so he won't have to live on the prairie.
(b) A minister to drive the evil spirits from his soul.
(c) A minister to say a prayer.
(d) A bathtub full of cool water to calm his fever.

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

15. How does Mary Todd describe Lincoln's behavior and absence over the previous two years?
(a) Alcoholism.
(b) A psychotic break.
(c) Amnesia.
(d) A severe illness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack Armstrong tell Seth Gale about Lincoln while they wait for Lincoln's arrival in Act 2, Scene 7?

2. When Lincoln leaves the parlor for a moment, how does one of his visitors in Act 3, Scene 9 describe him?

3. In the debate, Lincoln accuses Douglas of pandering to both sides of the slavery issue. What does he mean?

4. How is the crowd outside receiving voting results?

5. What does Seth Gale suggest might happen if slavery spreads West to new states and territories?

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