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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 the photographs John Wilkes Booth took with him the night of the assassination?
(a) The Confederate flag.
(b) His mother.
(c) His children.
(d) His five favorite girlfriends.

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

3. On what date did Richmond, Virginia, the capital city of the Confederate States of America, fall to Union forces?
(a) April 3, 1866.
(b) April 3, 1863.
(c) April 3, 1870.
(d) April 3, 1865.

4. Worried that Lewis Powell or other assassins might return to the house, what action did Fanny Seward take throughout the night after the attack?
(a) She barricaded the door of her father's room.
(b) She kept candles burning in every room.
(c) She searched the house.
(d) She stockpiled firearms inside her father's room.

5. How long did John Wilkes Booth have between finding out about Lincoln's plans to attend the play and his assassination of the President?
(a) 10 hours.
(b) 8 hours.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 2 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the night of the Torchlight Parade, who scooped up Abraham Lincoln's speech pages as he finished them and dropped them to the floor?

2. Where did Lewis Powell sleep on the two nights subsequent to the events at William Seward's house?

3. Though several couples declined the Lincolns' invitation to attend the play, one couple did accept. Who accompanied the Lincolns to the play on the night of Lincoln's assassination?

4. What color uniforms did Northern soldiers wear during the Civil War?

5. Where in John Wilkes Booth's room at the National Hotel did investigators find a letter outlining the plot against the government?

(see the answer key)

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