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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 the actress Laura Keene use as a passport into the President's box at Ford's Theater where Abraham Lincoln lay dying?
(a) A pitcher of water.
(b) A pillow.
(c) A blanket.
(d) A pile of clean sheets.

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

3. What injury did John Wilkes Booth sustain in his leap from the Presidential box to the theater stage?
(a) A broken wrist.
(b) A broken ankle.
(c) A broken leg.
(d) A broken nose.

4. What was the role of Charles Forbes, the only man sitting outside of the Lincolns' theater box seat?
(a) The Rathbones' servant.
(b) The theater's security guard.
(c) The head of the Secret Service.
(d) The Lincolns' servant.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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?

5. How long would it have taken John Wilkes Booth to reload if he had missed the fatal shot to Lincoln's head?

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