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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 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.

2. What previous act had John Wilkes Booth and his conspirators plotted in 1864 that had never come to fruition?
(a) The kidnapping of Lincoln and the holding of his person as a hostage for the Confederacy.
(b) The robbery of Fort Knox.
(c) The assassination of Mary Todd Lincoln.
(d) The explosion of the Union Railroad.

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

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?
(a) Dr. Charles Leale and his wife.
(b) General Grant and his wife.
(c) Major Rathbone and his fiancee.
(d) William Seward and his wife.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many words did Abraham Lincoln's inauguration speech of 1865 contain?

2. For how many years did the Civil War last?

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

4. What fraction of the casualties during the Civil War died due to disease?

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

(see the answer key)

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