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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 monument in Washington, D.C. had recently been completed at the time of Lincoln's inauguration in 1865?
(a) The Lincoln monument.
(b) The Capitol dome.
(c) The Smithsonian Museum.
(d) The Washington monument.

2. What previous act had John Wilkes Booth and his conspirators plotted in 1864 that had never come to fruition?
(a) The explosion of the Union Railroad.
(b) The assassination of Mary Todd Lincoln.
(c) The robbery of Fort Knox.
(d) The kidnapping of Lincoln and the holding of his person as a hostage for the Confederacy.

3. How long did John Wilkes Booth have between finding out about Lincoln's plans to attend the play and his assassination of the President?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 10 hours.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 8 hours.

4. What tool did Dr. Charles Leale use to remove the blood clot from Abraham Lincoln's head in order to relieve pressure on his brain?
(a) A scalpel.
(b) A toothpick.
(c) His fingers.
(d) A pocketknife.

5. What query did Laura Keene make of Dr. Charles Leale after she gained entry to the President's box where Lincoln lay dying?
(a) She asked if she could cut a lock of Abraham Lincoln's hair.
(b) She asked if she could gather some of Abraham Lincoln's blood.
(c) She asked if she could have Abraham Lincoln's boots.
(d) She asked if she could cradle Abraham Lincoln's head in her lap.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Lewis Powell got outside and found that Herold had fled with the getaway carriage, what did he do?

3. After the Petersen boarding house was deemed the temporary War Department headquarters, to whom was the first telegram out of the office addressed?

4. How many slaves had Dr. Samuel Mudd owned before The Emancipation Proclamation was enacted by Abraham Lincoln?

5. What two weapons did John Wilkes Booth carry with him the night of the assassination?

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