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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 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?
(a) Moving to New York City where he could return to his medical practice.
(b) Moving to Chicago where he could return to his law practice.
(c) Moving to Baltimore where he could return to his woodworking practice.
(d) Moving to San Francisco where he could seek his fortune as a gold miner.

2. 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 his trunk.
(c) Under his mattress.
(d) In the flue of the fireplace.

3. How many casualties did the Civil War result in?
(a) 400,000.
(b) One million.
(c) 600,000.
(d) 200,000.

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) A pocketknife.
(d) His fingers.

5. What noise finally led David Herold to flee the scene in the getaway carriage before Lewis Powell had emerged from the house?
(a) Fanny Seward screaming out of the window into the street.
(b) The sound of barking dogs.
(c) William Bell running out of the house and screaming.
(d) The sound of gunshots.

Short Answer Questions

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

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?

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. What wound did Lewis Powell successfully inflict upon William Seward, though he did not succeed in killing him?

5. Who was the only actor on stage when Booth made his leap from the balcony?

(see the answer key)

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