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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preface & Chapters I & II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two weapons did John Wilkes Booth carry with him the night of the assassination?
(a) A knife and a rifle.
(b) A revolver and a razor.
(c) A pistol and a knife.
(d) A revolver and a knife.

2. On the night of April 11th at the Torchlight Parade, what did Lincoln say in his speech regarding African-Americans?
(a) That they should each be granted 40 acres and a mule.
(b) That they should be free to marry whomever they chose, regardless of race.
(c) That they had waited too long to be freed from slavery.
(d) That they should be granted the right to vote.

3. 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?
(a) Lincoln's wife Mary Todd.
(b) General Ulysses S. Grant.
(c) William Seward's daughter.
(d) Lincoln's son Tad.

4. What had John Wilkes Booth hidden along the carpet earlier in the day that he then used to barricade the door to the Presidential box behind him?
(a) A broom.
(b) A conductor's baton.
(c) A nightstick.
(d) A music stand.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were Mary Surratt's tavern and boardinghouse located at which John Wilkes Booth had hidden weapons and supplies to be retrieved after his murder of Abraham Lincoln?

2. How long did John Wilkes Booth have between finding out about Lincoln's plans to attend the play and his assassination of the President?

3. What words did John Wilkes Booth shout after killing Lincoln and after shouting the state motto of Virginia?

4. How many casualties did the Civil War result in?

5. What was the source of Mary Todd Lincoln's emotional disturbance in the three years previous to Lincoln's inauguration?

(see the answer key)

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