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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters III-V.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where in John Wilkes Booth's room at the National Hotel did investigators find a letter outlining the plot against the government?
(a) In his dresser drawer.
(b) In the flue of the fireplace.
(c) Under his mattress.
(d) In his trunk.

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

3. What two items did John Wilkes Booth retrieve from Mary Sarratt's boardinghouse on the night of the assassination attempts?
(a) A map and a compass.
(b) Binoculars and a gun.
(c) A gun and a knife.
(d) A knife and a horse.

4. Who was the only audience member at Ford's Theater the night of the assassination to chase after John Wilkes Booth after the shooting?
(a) Joseph Stewart.
(b) Mary Todd Lincoln.
(c) Laura Keene.
(d) Major Rathbone.

5. What weapon did John Wilkes Booth ultimately use to kill Abraham Lincoln?
(a) A Colt .45.
(b) A .44 Deringer.
(c) A musket.
(d) A Smith and Wesson .45.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was William Seward's daughter Fanny on the night of the assassination attempt?

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

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

4. Who held John Wilkes Booth's horse in the alley behind the theater, unknowingly help him to keep his escape route accessible?

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

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