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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters III-V.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the subject of Lincoln's dream the night before the assassination, as recorded by Secretary Welles in his diary?
(a) Air.
(b) Water.
(c) Earth.
(d) Fire.

2. What color uniforms did Northern soldiers wear during the Civil War?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

3. How long would it have taken John Wilkes Booth to reload if he had missed the fatal shot to Lincoln's head?
(a) 5 seconds.
(b) 2 minutes.
(c) 40 seconds.
(d) 20 seconds.

4. What was the ultimate goal of John Wilkes Booth and his conspirators' plan to assassinate the Union government's top leaders?
(a) To install Confederate leaders in the place of the dead Union leaders the moment they were gone.
(b) To incite the Confederacy to continue the war against the Union.
(c) To persuade General Lee to revoke his surrender.
(d) To be awarded a ransom.

5. On the afternoon on the day of Lincoln's assassination, what plans did Abraham Lincoln reveal to Mary Todd Lincoln about their future after his second term as president was complete?
(a) Moving to Chicago where he could return to his law practice.
(b) Moving to New York City where he could return to his medical practice.
(c) Moving to Baltimore where he could return to his woodworking practice.
(d) Moving to San Francisco where he could seek his fortune as a gold miner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What weapon did John Wilkes Booth ultimately use to kill Abraham Lincoln?

2. How many words did Abraham Lincoln's inauguration speech of 1865 contain?

3. What wound did Lewis Powell successfully inflict upon William Seward, though he did not succeed in killing him?

4. Where was Abraham Lincoln taken after he was moved from Ford's Theater?

5. When Lewis Powell rang the bell at William Seward's house, what lie did he tell in order to gain entry?

(see the answer key)

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