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The Independence Public Library is gearing up for the opening of "Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War," traveling exhibition. The National Constitution center and the American Library Association Public Programs Office organized the traveling exhibition, which was made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH): great ideas brought to life. The traveling exhibition is based on the exhibition of the same name developed by the National Constitution Center.

We have many exciting programs surrounding the exhibition from mock debates to panel discussions to living history performances.  What better way to get ready for this exciting exhibition than to test your knowledge with some Civil War trivia! Below is a list of 10 questions, write your answers down and scroll to the bottom to check and see if they are correct. Then compare your score to three of the IPL staff's scores.

1)What General had the longest last name?
     A)General Lee
     B)General Grant
     C)General Schimmelfenning
     D)General McClellan
2)Which Amendment to the Constitution provided for the abolition of slavery?
     A)13th
     B)14th
     C)2nd
     D)18th
3)How many men died as a result of the Civil War
     A)500
     B)627,000
     C)10,000
     D)100,000
4)Who was the only civilian killed at Gettysburg?
     A)John West
     B)Mary Anne Smith
     C)Jennie Wade
     D)Richard Livingston
5)What War did Confederate General Robert E. Lee's father fight in?
     A)Revolutionary War
     B)Spanish-American War
     C)100 Years War
     D)Civil War
6)What disease did President Lincoln contract right after the Gettysburg Address?
     A)Small Pox
     B)Typhoid
     C)Tuberculosis
     D)Meningitis
7)What famous battle, April 6 & 7, 1862 in Tennessee was named after a Methodist Church?
     A)Gettysburg
     B)Big Bethel
     C)Liberty
     D)Shiloh
8)How old was John Wilkes Booth when he killed Lincoln?
     A)18
     B)34
     C)44
     D)24
9)What is "green-apple quickstep?"
     A)Food
     B)A form of battle marching
     C)Diarrhea
     D)A drink
10)During the Rebel Creek Massacre, how many Confederate soldiers and Osage Indians died?
     A)2 Confederate, 18 Osage
     B)24 Confederate, 100 Osage
     C)16 Confederate, 2 Osage
     D)0 Confederate, 12 Osage

Independence Public Library Staff Scores
Librarian 1- 8/10
Librarian 2- 2/10
Librarian 3- 7/10











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Answers:
1)C, 2)A, 3)B, 4)C, 5)A, 6)A 7)D, 8)D, 9)C, 10)C