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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Lewis Powell carry with him to William Sewards' door in order to make his lie more believable?
(a) A telegram.
(b) An autograph book and a pen.
(c) A bag of groceries.
(d) A small package wrapped in paper and tied with string.

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. After John Wilkes Booth crossed the bridge, he turned to look for his co-conspirators. Whom did he see?
(a) Lewis Powell and George Atzerodt.
(b) No one.
(c) David Herold and George Atzerodt.
(d) David Herold and Lewis Powell.

4. What was the source of Mary Todd Lincoln's emotional disturbance in the three years previous to Lincoln's inauguration?
(a) The death of Mary Todd Lincoln's sister Meredith.
(b) The death of Mary Todd Lincoln's mother.
(c) The death of Abraham Lincoln's father.
(d) The death of the Lincolns' son Willie.

5. Who ordered that Mary Todd Lincoln be removed from Abraham Lincoln's bedside and proclaimed that she would not be allowed in again?
(a) Edwin Stanton.
(b) Frederick Seward.
(c) Fanny Seward.
(d) Tad Lincoln.

Short Answer Questions

1. What distinctive marking did John Wilkes Booth's horse have on her body?

2. What reason did Dr. Charles Leale give for the impossibility of taking Abraham Lincoln to the White House after he was shot?

3. What noise finally led David Herold to flee the scene in the getaway carriage before Lewis Powell had emerged from the house?

4. 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?

5. What was the subject of Lincoln's dream the night before the assassination, as recorded by Secretary Welles in his diary?

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