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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. What was the subject of John Wilkes Booth's hand tattoo?
(a) A Confederate Flag.
(b) A heart.
(c) An anchor.
(d) The initials JWB.
2. What two reasons does James L. Swanson cite for an autopsy having been performed on Abraham Lincoln, though it was clear what had caused his death?
(a) The doctors were paid by opportunists to perform the autopsy and they were experiencing morbid curiosity.
(b) The doctors had to perform an autopsy by law since it had been a homicide and they wanted the bullet.
(c) The doctors wanted the bullet and they were experiencing morbid curiosity.
(d) The doctors wanted to study the effects of epilepsy and they were experiencing morbid curiosity.
3. What color were the horses that drew the carriage carrying Abraham Lincoln's coffin in the funeral procession?
(a) Tan.
(b) Brown.
(c) White.
(d) Black.
4. How many miles away was the shore of Virginia from the place that John Wilkes Booth and David Herold put the boat into the water?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.
5. Who ordered that Mary Todd Lincoln be removed from Abraham Lincoln's bedside and proclaimed that she would not be allowed in again?
(a) Fanny Seward.
(b) Frederick Seward.
(c) Tad Lincoln.
(d) Edwin Stanton.
Short Answer Questions
1. For what crime had Thomas Jones been jailed for months prior to getting out in April of 1865?
2. Before he fled to Europe to escape capture, where did John Surratt go to hide when he learned of Abraham Lincoln's assassination?
3. What bridge was the only way out of Washington D.C. and into Maryland?
4. Where were Mary Surratt's tavern and boardinghouse located at which John Wilkes Booth had hidden weapons and supplies to be retrieved after his murder of Abraham Lincoln?
5. What two weapons did John Wilkes Booth carry with him the night of the assassination?
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