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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, 1866.
(c) April 3, 1865.
(d) April 3, 1863.

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

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 Chicago where he could return to his law practice.
(b) Moving to Baltimore where he could return to his woodworking 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. What was the subject of Lincoln's dream the night before the assassination, as recorded by Secretary Welles in his diary?
(a) Water.
(b) Fire.
(c) Earth.
(d) Air.

5. 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 nightstick.
(b) A conductor's baton.
(c) A music stand.
(d) A broom.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Major Rathbone tried to stop John Wilkes Booth after Booth had shot Lincoln, what wound did Booth inflict on Rathbone?

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

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

4. What was the title of the play during which Abraham Lincoln was assassinated?

5. What does the word secede mean?

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