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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preface & Chapters I & II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the ultimate goal of John Wilkes Booth and his conspirators' plan to assassinate the Union government's top leaders?
(a) To incite the Confederacy to continue the war against the Union.
(b) To persuade General Lee to revoke his surrender.
(c) To install Confederate leaders in the place of the dead Union leaders the moment they were gone.
(d) To be awarded a ransom.

2. What was the title of the play during which Abraham Lincoln was assassinated?
(a) Our Town.
(b) The Importance of Being Earnest.
(c) Our American Cousin.
(d) Oklahoma.

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

4. 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 Chicago where he could return to his law practice.
(b) Moving to Baltimore where he could return to his woodworking 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. What was the role of Charles Forbes, the only man sitting outside of the Lincolns' theater box seat?

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

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