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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long would it have taken John Wilkes Booth to reload if he had missed the fatal shot to Lincoln's head?
(a) 40 seconds.
(b) 5 seconds.
(c) 20 seconds.
(d) 2 minutes.

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

3. What weapons did Lewis Powell bring to William Seward's house, intending to kill him?
(a) A pistol and a knife.
(b) A pistol and a revolver.
(c) A revolver and a knife.
(d) A sword and a knife.

4. Who was the only other person in William Seward's bedroom besides William Seward and Fanny Seward?
(a) Major Rathbone, who was guarding William Seward.
(b) Sergeant Robinson, who was serving as a nurse to William Seward.
(c) Frederick Seward, who was helping Fanny to nurse their father William Seward.
(d) Ashton Lovelier, William Seward's main doctor.

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

6. What words did one audience member report hearing John Wilkes Booth speak as he ran from the stage toward the wings?
(a) "I have done it."
(b) "At last, freedom."
(c) "I will be famous."
(d) "He is dead."

7. 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) William Seward and his wife.
(c) General Grant and his wife.
(d) Dr. Charles Leale and his wife.

8. On what date did Richmond, Virginia, the capital city of the Confederate States of America, fall to Union forces?
(a) April 3, 1870.
(b) April 3, 1866.
(c) April 3, 1865.
(d) April 3, 1863.

9. How many slaves had Dr. Samuel Mudd owned before The Emancipation Proclamation was enacted by Abraham Lincoln?
(a) 15.
(b) 5.
(c) 11.
(d) 21.

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

11. What was the subject of Lincoln's dream the night before the assassination, as recorded by Secretary Welles in his diary?
(a) Fire.
(b) Air.
(c) Water.
(d) Earth.

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

13. 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?
(a) William Seward's daughter.
(b) Lincoln's son Tad.
(c) Lincoln's wife Mary Todd.
(d) General Ulysses S. Grant.

14. What did George Atzerodt do just before he decided to abandon his plan to kill Vice President Andrew Johnson?
(a) He knocked on Andrew Johnson's door.
(b) He left a note on Andrew Johnson's door.
(c) He threw his revolver out of the hotel window.
(d) He drank in the hotel lobby.

15. Though it would have been easy for John Wilkes Booth to gain an audience with President Lincoln within the Executive Mansion due to Booth's acting fame, why did he not take that action?
(a) He knew it would be too difficult to escape from the Executive Mansion alive.
(b) He did not see any honor in shooting a man within his own home.
(c) He wanted the dramatic setting of a theater.
(d) He was too scared to use so brazen a method.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. How old was William Seward's daughter Fanny on the night of the assassination attempt?

4. What had John Wilkes Booth hidden along the carpet earlier in the day that he then used to barricade the door to the Presidential box behind him?

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

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