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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how many years did the Civil War last?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

2. What was the source of Mary Todd Lincoln's emotional disturbance in the three years previous to Lincoln's inauguration?
(a) The death of Mary Todd Lincoln's mother.
(b) The death of Abraham Lincoln's father.
(c) The death of Mary Todd Lincoln's sister Meredith.
(d) The death of the Lincolns' son Willie.

3. What distinctive marking did John Wilkes Booth's horse have on her body?
(a) A white circle on her nose.
(b) A white star on her forehead.
(c) A white diamond on her flank.
(d) A black star on her forehead.

4. Who confronted Lewis Powell at the top of the stairs on the second floor of William Seward's house?
(a) Major Rathbone.
(b) Frederick Seward.
(c) Fanny Seward.
(d) John Wilkes Booth.

5. What literary device is James L. Swanson using when he refers to John Wilkes Booth's passion for lost causes?
(a) Simile.
(b) Personification.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Foreshadowing.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date did Richmond, Virginia, the capital city of the Confederate States of America, fall to Union forces?

2. Who sent a letter to the proprietors of the Ford Theater announcing the Lincolns' intention to attend the play at the theater that night?

3. What two weapons did John Wilkes Booth carry with him the night of the assassination?

4. What reason did Dr. Charles Leale give for the impossibility of taking Abraham Lincoln to the White House after he was shot?

5. What was the subject of Lincoln's dream the night before the assassination, as recorded by Secretary Welles in his diary?

(see the answer key)

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