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

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, 1865.
(b) April 3, 1863.
(c) April 3, 1870.
(d) April 3, 1866.

2. Who sent a letter to the proprietors of the Ford Theater announcing the Lincolns' intention to attend the play at the theater that night?
(a) William Seward.
(b) John Wilkes Booth.
(c) Mary Todd Lincoln.
(d) General Ulysses S. Grant.

3. What distinctive marking did John Wilkes Booth's horse have on her body?
(a) A white star on her forehead.
(b) A white diamond on her flank.
(c) A white circle on her nose.
(d) A black star on her forehead.

4. What was the ultimate goal of John Wilkes Booth and his conspirators' plan to assassinate the Union government's top leaders?
(a) To incite the Confederacy to continue the war against the Union.
(b) To persuade General Lee to revoke his surrender.
(c) To install Confederate leaders in the place of the dead Union leaders the moment they were gone.
(d) To be awarded a ransom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word secede mean?

2. Where did Lewis Powell sleep on the two nights subsequent to the events at William Seward's house?

3. What two items did John Wilkes Booth retrieve from Mary Sarratt's boardinghouse on the night of the assassination attempts?

4. What weapon did John Wilkes Booth ultimately use to kill Abraham Lincoln?

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

(see the answer key)

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