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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XII-XIV & Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what type of coffin was Abraham Lincoln transported back to the Executive Mansion?
(a) An ebony coffin.
(b) A polished walnut box.
(c) A marble coffin.
(d) A plain pine box.

2. How long did the trial last for those who were eventually hanged?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 2 months.

3. What is the name of the river that Thomas Jones was tasked with getting John Wilkes Booth and David Herold safely across?
(a) The Mississippi River.
(b) The Copper River.
(c) The Snake River.
(d) The Potomac River.

4. Where in John Wilkes Booth's room at the National Hotel did investigators find a letter outlining the plot against the government?
(a) In his dresser drawer.
(b) In his trunk.
(c) In the flue of the fireplace.
(d) Under his mattress.

5. Who relented and released the body of John Wilkes Booth to the assassin's brother Edwin?
(a) Edwin Stanton.
(b) Ulysses S. Grant.
(c) President Andrew Johnson.
(d) Wiliam Seward.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the role of Charles Forbes, the only man sitting outside of the Lincolns' theater box seat?

3. What color uniforms did Southern soldiers wear during the Civil War?

4. What was John Wilkes Booth wearing when he went into hiding in the pine forest?

5. What bridge was the only way out of Washington D.C. and into Maryland?

(see the answer key)

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