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WorksheetsThe Hunt for Lincoln's Killer
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where was President Lincoln assassinated?
a)
The White House
b)
Ford's Theatre
c)
The Capital Building
d)
His farm
2.
What year was Lincoln assassinated?
a)
1865
b)
1861
c)
1863
d)
1965
3.
Did the Civil War end before Lincoln was assassinated?
a)
no
b)
yes
4.
Who shot President Lincoln?
a)
General Lee
b)
Major Rathbone
c)
John Wilkes Booth
d)
General Grant
5.
Who was Elizabeth Keckley?
a)
The Lincoln's cook
b)
a neighbor
c)
Mrs. Lincoln's dressmaker
d)
a relative
6.
Why did people cover their homes and buildings in black?
a)
To honor the President and show their grief
b)
To cover their windows at night
c)
To protect their homes from wind and rain
d)
to keep bad people away
7.
How did people react to the news of Lincoln's death?
a)
They ignored the situation and pretended it didn't happen
b)
People were weeping and wailing, spoke in subdued tones, solemn looks on faces
c)
everyone stayed inside their homes
d)
A war started
8.
How long did the manhunt last to capture John Wilkes Booth?
a)
12 days
b)
2 months
c)
3 days
d)
6 months
9.
Where was Booth finally shot and captured?
a)
Garrett Farm
b)
Ford's Theatre
c)
Zekiah Swamp
d)
Home of Samuel Cox
10.
When did Lincoln die?
a)
instantly in the Ford's Theatre
b)
The next morning at 7:22am
c)
3 days later
d)
He lived for one week
11.
Where was Lincoln laid to rest?
a)
Washington, DC
b)
Springfield, Illinois, his "adopted" home
c)
Manhattan
d)
Philadelphia
12.
What is a bier?
a)
a type of car
b)
not permitted, or allowed
c)
a stand on which a dead person's coffin is placed
d)
the part of the train the held the President's casket
13.
What is a vessel?
a)
a ship; boat
b)
a train
c)
a casket
d)
a small room in the back of a house
14.
What is a fugitive?
a)
just any criminal
b)
someone who is trying to avoid being captured by the police
c)
a banker
d)
a person who operates a train
15.
What does emancipate mean?
a)
to run
b)
to deliver harsh news to
c)
to free someone from someone else's power
d)
to capture
16.
What does Confederate mean?
a)
of or about states or citizens that were part of the North during the Civil War
b)
from Great Britain
c)
from the far West
d)
of or about states or citizens that were part of the South during the Civil War
17.
What is a tyrant?
a)
a ruler who uses power in a cruel or unfair way
b)
an actor in a play
c)
a humorous friend
d)
someone who frees another person
18.
What does avenge mean?
a)
to call a truce
b)
to hurt or get back at someone because they have offended you
c)
to play nicely
d)
to discipline someone
19.
What did John Wilkes Booth expect to be?
a)
a hero
b)
Lincoln's friend
c)
a soldier
d)
the next famous actor
20.
Why did Booth shoot Lincoln?
a)
to attend a play at Ford's Theatre
b)
to become more famous
c)
to get revenge and punish the President
d)
to get to the South
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