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

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

3. 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) 1 week.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 10 hours.
(d) 8 hours.

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

5. When Major Rathbone tried to stop John Wilkes Booth after Booth had shot Lincoln, what wound did Booth inflict on Rathbone?
(a) He stabbed him in the leg.
(b) He threw him off the balcony, breaking his nose.
(c) He punched him in the nose.
(d) He stabbed him in the arm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the only actor on stage when Booth made his leap from the balcony?

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

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?

4. What was the subject of the photographs John Wilkes Booth took with him the night of the assassination?

5. How long would it have taken John Wilkes Booth to reload if he had missed the fatal shot to Lincoln's head?

(see the answer key)

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