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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters III-V.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) A broom.
(b) A conductor's baton.
(c) A nightstick.
(d) A music stand.

2. What weapon did John Wilkes Booth ultimately use to kill Abraham Lincoln?
(a) A Smith and Wesson .45.
(b) A .44 Deringer.
(c) A musket.
(d) A Colt .45.

3. How old was William Seward's daughter Fanny on the night of the assassination attempt?
(a) 13.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 20.

4. On the night of April 11th at the Torchlight Parade, what did Lincoln say in his speech regarding African-Americans?
(a) That they should each be granted 40 acres and a mule.
(b) That they should be granted the right to vote.
(c) That they had waited too long to be freed from slavery.
(d) That they should be free to marry whomever they chose, regardless of race.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How far away from Washington D.C. were Mary Surratt's tavern and boardinghouse?

2. What does the word secede mean?

3. How long would it have taken John Wilkes Booth to reload if he had missed the fatal shot to Lincoln's head?

4. Worried that Lewis Powell or other assassins might return to the house, what action did Fanny Seward take throughout the night after the attack?

5. What rule was in place about the bridge that John Wilkes Booth intended to cross on his escape into Maryland?

(see the answer key)

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