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On April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was attending a play at Ford's Theater. During the play, John Wilkes Booth, a well-known actor and Confederate sympathizer, snuck into Lincoln's box and shot him in the back of the head. What was the name of the play that Lincoln was watching when his assassination took place?

  1. Our American Cousin

  2. Way Down East

  3. The Gentle Savage

  4. Ah, Wilderness!
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Explanation

President Abraham Lincoln was attending a performance of Our American Cousin, a British comedy, at Ford's Theatre when he was shot by John Wilkes Booth. The play was a popular comedy of the era.

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