- 1. Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
A) Lee Harvey Oswald
B) John Wilkes Booth
C) John Hinckley Jr.
D) James Earl Ray
- 2. In which year was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
A) 1872
B) 1865
C) 1858
D) 1861
- 3. Where was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
A) The White House
B) Ford's Theatre
C) Library of Congress
D) Lincoln Memorial
- 4. Who was the Vice President at the time of Lincoln's assassination?
A) Salmon P. Chase
B) Andrew Johnson
C) Ulysses S. Grant
D) William Seward
- 5. What was the occupation of John Wilkes Booth?
A) Politician
B) Soldier
C) Actor
D) Journalist
- 6. What was John Wilkes Booth's original plan before he assassinated Lincoln?
A) Kidnap Lincoln
B) Assassinate another politician
C) Rob a bank
D) Start a rebellion
- 7. Where did John Wilkes Booth flee to after assassinating Lincoln?
A) Virginia
B) Europe
C) Canada
D) Mexico
- 8. What was the date of Abraham Lincoln's assassination?
A) April 14
B) May 5
C) March 23
D) February 12
- 9. What was the name of the play being performed at Ford's Theatre when Lincoln was assassinated?
A) Romeo and Juliet
B) Hamlet
C) Macbeth
D) Our American Cousin
- 10. Who was the first President to be assassinated in US history?
A) Abraham Lincoln
B) John F. Kennedy
C) James A. Garfield
D) William McKinley
- 11. What was the name of the doctor who attended to Abraham Lincoln after he was shot?
A) Samuel Mudd
B) Walter Reed
C) Charles Leale
D) Joseph Lister
- 12. Who was the first lady when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated?
A) Michelle Obama
B) Mary Todd Lincoln
C) Dolley Madison
D) Martha Washington
- 13. Which amendment to the US Constitution was proposed after Lincoln's assassination?
A) 14th Amendment
B) 15th Amendment
C) 12th Amendment
D) 13th Amendment
- 14. Where was Lincoln sitting at the theater when he was assassinated?
A) Back row
B) Balcony
C) Presidential Box
D) Stage
- 15. Who was the Secretary of War at the time of Lincoln's assassination?
A) Salmon P. Chase
B) Andrew Johnson
C) Edwin M. Stanton
D) William Seward
- 16. In which city did Abraham Lincoln die?
A) Boston
B) Richmond
C) Washington D.C.
D) Philadelphia
- 17. Which body part did John Wilkes Booth break during his escape?
A) Arm
B) Neck
C) Rib
D) Leg
- 18. Who was the Secretary of State that was also targeted for assassination on the same night as Lincoln?
A) Hillary Clinton
B) James Buchanan
C) William H. Seward
D) John Kerry
- 19. Which hand did John Wilkes Booth use to shoot Abraham Lincoln?
A) Left
B) Neither
C) Right
D) Both
- 20. What was Abraham Lincoln's birth state?
A) Ohio
B) Kentucky
C) Illinois
D) Virginia
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