Assassin Quizs
- What famous execution did John Wilkes Booth attend? Pg 16-17
- Even though he was born and reared in Maryland, John Wilkes Booth loved Virginia and in many ways considered it to be his true home because it was there where he first found success in the theatre and there where theatre goes loved him most. What fact about Virginia disturbed him greatly? Pg. 14
- Who had a very detailed dream about Lincoln’s death? Pg. 170
- The Lincoln boys had a very special pet. What kind of animal was it? What was the animal named? Pg. 50
- What states were Border States that did not secede, but continued to have slave owners through most of the war? Pg.51
- Who was the author of a poem published in the Washing D.C. paper about Colonel Edward Bakler, who died in battle? Pg.69-70
- Who saved the Lincoln’s oldest son, Robert, from being crushed by a train? Pg. 114
- Before Booth decided to shoot the President, what did he plan to do to Lincoln? Pg.115-116
- Who told John Wilkes Booth that his future would be a dark one? Pg.120-121
- After Booth shot Lincoln, he wanted to see something very badly. What? Pg.188-189
- Where did John Wilkes Booth meet his end? Pg. 190-191
- What was Booth’s last word? Pg. 191
- Who was Mary Todd Lincoln’s best friend and comforter during the White House years? Pg. 54-55
- Lincoln was the first U.S. president to be assassinated, but before that he achieved another first. He was the first to _____? Pg. 81
- Secretary of War Stanton was with Lincoln when he died. What did Stanton say immediately after his death? Pg. 171
- The train that carried Lincoln’s body also carried other special cargo. What was it? Pg.198-199