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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters IX-XI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was Abraham Lincoln's body transported to Springfield after his funeral?
(a) By boat.
(b) By hot air balloon.
(c) By train.
(d) By horse-drawn carriage.

2. On what date did Abraham Lincoln's funeral take place?
(a) April 19, 1865.
(b) April 14, 1865.
(c) April 30, 1865.
(d) April 1, 1865.

3. When Dr. Samuel Mudd learned that John Wilkes Booth had assassinated Abraham Lincoln, he did not betray Booth to the soldiers he faced. He did, however, take what action when he returned to his farm where Booth was hiding from the law?
(a) He shot Booth in the leg.
(b) He sent out smoke signals to the cavalry about Booth's whereabouts.
(c) He threatened Booth with a knife.
(d) He angrily told Booth to leave his farm immediately.

4. What was the name of the prison where all of the assassination co-conspirators were sent once captured?
(a) Sing Sing Prison.
(b) Old Capitol Prison.
(c) Leavenworth Prison.
(d) San Quentin Prison.

5. When the Union cavalry divided their forces in order to surround John Wilkes Booth, who headed the two columns?
(a) Charlie Lucas and Dr. Samuel Mudd.
(b) Everton Conger and Edward Doherty.
(c) Ulysses S. Grant and Edwin Stanton.
(d) Lafayette Baker and Luther Byron Baker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What noise finally led David Herold to flee the scene in the getaway carriage before Lewis Powell had emerged from the house?

2. What color ribbons did people wear as they expressed their grief over Abraham Lincoln's assassination?

3. What story did John Wilkes Booth tell Richard H. Garrett about his predicament?

4. Who was the only other person in William Seward's bedroom besides William Seward and Fanny Seward?

5. Where did Lewis Powell sleep on the two nights subsequent to the events at William Seward's house?

(see the answer key)

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