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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many words did Abraham Lincoln's inauguration speech of 1865 contain?
(a) 501.
(b) 701.
(c) 901.
(d) 601.

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

3. What two weapons did John Wilkes Booth carry with him the night of the assassination?
(a) A knife and a rifle.
(b) A revolver and a knife.
(c) A pistol and a knife.
(d) A revolver and a razor.

4. The plot to assassinate the top Union leaders included all but which of the following people?
(a) Department of Justice Head Alistair Sim.
(b) President Abraham Lincoln.
(c) Secretary of State William Seward.
(d) Vice President Andrew Johnson.

5. 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 wanted the dramatic setting of a theater.
(b) He was too scared to use so brazen a method.
(c) He did not see any honor in shooting a man within his own home.
(d) He knew it would be too difficult to escape from the Executive Mansion alive.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was Abraham Lincoln taken after he was moved from Ford's Theater?

3. What was the title of the play during which Abraham Lincoln was assassinated?

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

5. How long did John Wilkes Booth have between finding out about Lincoln's plans to attend the play and his assassination of the President?

(see the answer key)

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