Name: __________________________________________

Date: _______________

Quiz name: ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S ASSASSINATION

1.

What year was Lincoln assassinated?

1876

1900

1865

1892

2.

What was in Lincoln's pockets the night he was assassinated?

confederate money

pocket knife

handkerchief

all of the above

3.

Why did John WIlkes Booth kill Lincoln?

he loved the North

he loved the South

he wanted to be famous

he was really aiming for someone else and missed

4.

What happened as a result of the assassination?

A reward of $100,000 was offered for the arrest of John Wilkes Booth

The North gave in and let the South win the war

Slavery continued as it had before.

People were scared to go outside.

5.

Lincoln was alone in the Presidential Box when he was shot.

True

False

6.

Another person was injured when Lincoln was shot.

True

False

7.

Booth broke his leg when he leapt to the stage after shooting Lincoln.

True

False

8.

Lincoln died a week later.

True

False

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9.

Booth considered that he was helping the Confederacy by shooting Lincoln.

True

False

10.

Lincoln gave his body guard the night off the night he was assassinated.

True

False

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