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

2. 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?
(a) Delaware.
(b) Maryland.
(c) On the Potomac River.
(d) Washington, D.C.

3. Who was the only actor on stage when Booth made his leap from the balcony?
(a) Fanny Seward.
(b) Harry Hawk.
(c) Charles Leale.
(d) Clara Harris.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What words did one audience member report hearing John Wilkes Booth speak as he ran from the stage toward the wings?

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

4. 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?

5. What injury did John Wilkes Booth sustain in his leap from the Presidential box to the theater stage?

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