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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What title did the day of Abraham Lincoln's death come to be called?
(a) Black Sunday.
(b) Black Good Friday.
(c) Black Palm Sunday.
(d) Black Easter.

2. What was Dr. Samuel Mudd's diagnosis once he examined John Wilkes Booth's injured leg?
(a) Broken fibula.
(b) Dislocated ankle.
(c) Broken knee.
(d) Broken ankle.

3. 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) A carriage accident.
(b) A ferris wheel accident.
(c) An arrow wound.
(d) A fall.

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

5. What was the source of Mary Todd Lincoln's emotional disturbance in the three years previous to Lincoln's inauguration?
(a) The death of Abraham Lincoln's father.
(b) The death of the Lincolns' son Willie.
(c) The death of Mary Todd Lincoln's mother.
(d) The death of Mary Todd Lincoln's sister Meredith.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sent a letter to the proprietors of the Ford Theater announcing the Lincolns' intention to attend the play at the theater that night?

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

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

4. What does the word secede mean?

5. When Lewis Powell rang the bell at William Seward's house, what lie did he tell in order to gain entry?

(see the answer key)

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