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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 was the title of the play during which Abraham Lincoln was assassinated?
(a) Oklahoma.
(b) Our American Cousin.
(c) The Importance of Being Earnest.
(d) Our Town.

2. Who held John Wilkes Booth's horse in the alley behind the theater, unknowingly help him to keep his escape route accessible?
(a) Edman Spangler.
(b) Major Rathbone.
(c) John Peanut.
(d) Dr. Charles Leale.

3. On the afternoon on the day of Lincoln's assassination, what plans did Abraham Lincoln reveal to Mary Todd Lincoln about their future after his second term as president was complete?
(a) Moving to Baltimore where he could return to his woodworking practice.
(b) Moving to Chicago where he could return to his law practice.
(c) Moving to New York City where he could return to his medical practice.
(d) Moving to San Francisco where he could seek his fortune as a gold miner.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What monument in Washington, D.C. had recently been completed at the time of Lincoln's inauguration in 1865?

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

4. What two weapons did John Wilkes Booth carry with him the night of the assassination?

5. What previous act had John Wilkes Booth and his conspirators plotted in 1864 that had never come to fruition?

(see the answer key)

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