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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters VI-VIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What injury did John Wilkes Booth sustain in his leap from the Presidential box to the theater stage?
(a) A broken leg.
(b) A broken wrist.
(c) A broken nose.
(d) A broken ankle.

2. What monument in Washington, D.C. had recently been completed at the time of Lincoln's inauguration in 1865?
(a) The Lincoln monument.
(b) The Capitol dome.
(c) The Washington monument.
(d) The Smithsonian Museum.

3. When Lewis Powell rang the bell at William Seward's house, what lie did he tell in order to gain entry?
(a) That he was delivering the Sewards' grocery order.
(b) That he was a messenger delivering medicine to William Seward.
(c) That he had a telegram addressed to William Seward.
(d) That he wanted an autograph from William Seward.

4. What time of day did Thomas Jones think would be the best time for John Wilkes Booth and David Herold to cross the river and escape into the next state?
(a) A little before sunrise.
(b) A little before sunset.
(c) The middle of the night.
(d) High noon.

5. What weapons did Lewis Powell bring to William Seward's house, intending to kill him?
(a) A pistol and a knife.
(b) A sword and a knife.
(c) A pistol and a revolver.
(d) A revolver and a knife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did George Atzerodt do just before he decided to abandon his plan to kill Vice President Andrew Johnson?

2. Though several couples declined the Lincolns' invitation to attend the play, one couple did accept. Who accompanied the Lincolns to the play on the night of Lincoln's assassination?

3. What happened to the Ford Theater as a result of its purported association with the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?

4. In addition to food, what other items did Thomas Jones bring to John Wilkes Booth and David Herold in their forest hiding place, much to John Wilkes Booth's delight?

5. What action did Dr. Samuel Mudd take when he realized that eventually soldiers or detectives would discover that John Wilkes Booth and David Herold had been at his farm after the assassination?

(see the answer key)

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