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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters III-V.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. After John Wilkes Booth crossed the bridge, he turned to look for his co-conspirators. Whom did he see?
(a) David Herold and Lewis Powell.
(b) David Herold and George Atzerodt.
(c) No one.
(d) Lewis Powell and George Atzerodt.
2. Where was Abraham Lincoln taken after he was moved from Ford's Theater?
(a) Across the street to Petersen's boardinghouse.
(b) Across the street to Laura Keene's house.
(c) Across the street to a restaurant's kitchen.
(d) Across the street to the Sewards' home.
3. How far away from Washington D.C. were Mary Surratt's tavern and boardinghouse?
(a) 30 miles away.
(b) 13 miles away.
(c) 10 miles away.
(d) 23 miles away.
4. When Lewis Powell got outside and found that Herold had fled with the getaway carriage, what did he do?
(a) He pushed a passerby out of a carriage and stole it.
(b) He jumped on his horse and rode away.
(c) He took off running down the street.
(d) He rode off down the street on his bicycle.
5. On the night of the Torchlight Parade, who scooped up Abraham Lincoln's speech pages as he finished them and dropped them to the floor?
(a) General Ulysses S. Grant.
(b) William Seward's daughter.
(c) Lincoln's wife Mary Todd.
(d) Lincoln's son Tad.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Lewis Powell rang the bell at William Seward's house, what lie did he tell in order to gain entry?
2. What was the cause of William Seward's injuries that caused him to be healing in bed when the assassination attempt on his life was made?
3. How many words did Abraham Lincoln's inauguration speech of 1865 contain?
4. What wound did Lewis Powell successfully inflict upon William Seward, though he did not succeed in killing him?
5. When Major Rathbone tried to stop John Wilkes Booth after Booth had shot Lincoln, what wound did Booth inflict on Rathbone?
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