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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 7-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do conspirators Annie Surrat and David Herold call Lincoln?
(a) Archfiend.
(b) Assassin.
(c) Traitor.
(d) Hero.

2. Lincoln is fatalistic about being shot but worries even more about __________________.
(a) Losing the next election.
(b) Being captured and held for ransom.
(c) The side business of the groundskeeper.
(d) The kidnapping of his children.

3. What order does Lincoln issue about Fort Sumter in Chapter 11?
(a) Burn it.
(b) Re-supply it.
(c) Surrender it.
(d) Attack it.

4. How does Booth break his ankle?
(a) He falls sideways into a ravine.
(b) He twists it while running down an alley.
(c) Jumping from the presidential box to the stage.
(d) His horse throws him.

5. Who kills Abraham Lincoln?
(a) John Wilkes Booth.
(b) Clayton Hall.
(c) John Surratt.
(d) David Herold.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the noted Union officer shot dead in the invasion of Alexandria?

2. What city does Lincoln decide to strike before the Confederate Congress can begin?

3. How is Mrs. Lincoln harmed when she is victim of an assassination plot aimed for her husband?

4. Who does Hay believe is probably innocent of Lincoln's assassination but is executed anyway?

5. The conspirators want Herold to __________________.

(see the answer key)

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