Question 1

Where was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?

Accepted Answer

The Ford Theatre

Answer

The White House

Answer

The Oval Office

Answer

The National Museum

Question 2

Who killed Abraham Lincoln?

Accepted Answer

John Wilkes Booth

Answer

Andrew Johnson

Answer

Jefferson Davis

Answer

Lee Harvey Oswald

Answer

Robert E Lee

Question 3

Who were the two other politicians who were also supposed to be assassinated at the same time as Lincoln?

Accepted Answer

Andrew Johnson and William Seward

Answer

Ulysses S. Grant and Andrew Johnson

Answer

William Seward and James Buchanan

Answer

James Buchanan and John Henry

Answer

Jefferson Davis and Andrew Johnson

Question 4

What happened to John Wilkes Booth?

Accepted Answer

He was killed in a shootout with soldiers just south of Washington D.C.

Answer

He escaped and was never heard from again.

Answer

He was caught and executed for treason.

Answer

He was captured outside the theatre and was put in jail for life.

Answer

He eluded the law for over a year and then turned himself in.

Question 5

What was the name of the play that Lincoln and his wife Mary Todd were attending when he was shot?

Accepted Answer

Our American Cousin

Answer

The Tragedy of Man

Answer

My Fair Lady

Answer

The Black Pearl

Answer

The Sound of Music

Question 6

What was the date of Lincoln`s death?

Accepted Answer

April 15, 1865

Answer

April 2, 1861

Answer

May 15, 1864

Answer

August 4, 1865

Answer

May 7, 1866

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true about Lincoln`s assassination?

Accepted Answer

All of the Above

Answer

None of the Above

Answer

Booth shouted out the Virginia state motto while standing on the stage of the theatre.

Answer

After Booth shot Lincoln, he jumped from the presidential box and broke his leg.

Answer

Major Henry Rathbone tried to stop Booth, but Booth stabbed him with a knife.

Question 8

True or False: John Wilkes Booth was part of a conspiracy to kill three U.S. politicians including President Abraham Lincoln, the Vice President, and the Secretary of State.

Accepted Answer

Answer

<P>False</P>

Question 9

What is thought to be the reason that Booth killed Lincoln?

Accepted Answer

He felt that the Confederacy was losing the war and that killing Lincoln would help the South

Answer

He was paid a bunch of money by rich people from the Confederacy.

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He wanted Vice President Andrew Johnson to become president.

Answer

He didn`t like Lincoln`s stovepipe hat or his beard.

Question 10

Where did Lincoln die?

Accepted Answer

He was carried to a boarding house across the street where he died the next day.

Answer

He was carried back to the White House where he died in his bed.

Answer

He died in the Presidential Box at the Ford Theatre immediately after he was shot.

Answer

He was rushed to Washington Hospital where he died during surgery.

Answer

He died on the way to the hospital.

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