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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters VI-VIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who sent a telegram to Major General Dix, sending the news that Abraham Lincoln had died?
(a) Dr. Charles Leale.
(b) Surgeon General Barnes.
(c) Mary Todd Lincoln.
(d) Edwin M. Stanton.

2. 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) His fingers.
(c) A pocketknife.
(d) A toothpick.

3. How far away from Washington D.C. were Mary Surratt's tavern and boardinghouse?
(a) 30 miles away.
(b) 23 miles away.
(c) 13 miles away.
(d) 10 miles away.

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

5. What was the cause of William Seward's injuries that caused him to be healing in bed when the assassination attempt on his life was made?
(a) An arrow wound.
(b) A ferris wheel accident.
(c) A fall.
(d) A carriage accident.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. On what date did Richmond, Virginia, the capital city of the Confederate States of America, fall to Union forces?

3. The plot to assassinate the top Union leaders included all but which of the following people?

4. What injury did John Wilkes Booth sustain in his leap from the Presidential box to the theater stage?

5. How many words did Abraham Lincoln's inauguration speech of 1865 contain?

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