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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the letter about John Wilkes Booth's assassination of Abraham Lincoln that he had given to his actor friend in order to have it published in a newspaper?
(a) It got lost in the mail.
(b) His actor friend buried it.
(c) His actor friend burned it.
(d) The newspaper decided not to publish it.

2. How old was William Seward's daughter Fanny on the night of the assassination attempt?
(a) 13.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 20.

3. When John Wilkes Booth first met Thomas Jones, what did John Wilkes Booth say about his own possible capture?
(a) He said he was too smart to be captured.
(b) He said that he would prefer being taken alive if possible.
(c) He said he would never be taken alive.
(d) He said he would be hung if he were captured.

4. What distinctive marking did John Wilkes Booth's horse have on her body?
(a) A white circle on her nose.
(b) A white diamond on her flank.
(c) A black star on her forehead.
(d) A white star on her forehead.

5. What was John Wilkes Booth wearing when he went into hiding in the pine forest?
(a) A nightshirt.
(b) The equivalent of a modern-day business suit.
(c) A tuxedo.
(d) A pair of pajamas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lewis Powell carry with him to William Sewards' door in order to make his lie more believable?

2. Who accompanied Reverend Gurley when it was time to tell Mary Todd Lincoln that her husband Abraham Lincoln had died?

3. Who came to Mary Surratt's door at the precise moment her boarding house was being searched by soldiers?

4. What is the name of the river that Thomas Jones was tasked with getting John Wilkes Booth and David Herold safely across?

5. How many days did it take John Wilkes Booth to travel from Washington to Port Conway?

(see the answer key)

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