1. What two weapons did John Wilkes Booth carry with him the night of the assassination?
(a) A revolver and a razor.
(b) A knife and a rifle.
(c) A revolver and a knife.
(d) A pistol and a knife.

2. What literary device is James L. Swanson using when he refers to John Wilkes Booth's passion for lost causes?
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) Personification.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Simile.

3. What previous act had John Wilkes Booth and his conspirators plotted in 1864 that had never come to fruition?
(a) The robbery of Fort Knox.
(b) The explosion of the Union Railroad.
(c) The kidnapping of Lincoln and the holding of his person as a hostage for the Confederacy.
(d) The assassination of Mary Todd Lincoln.

4. On what date did Richmond, Virginia, the capital city of the Confederate States of America, fall to Union forces?
(a) April 3, 1866.
(b) April 3, 1870.
(c) April 3, 1865.
(d) April 3, 1863.

5. What weapon did John Wilkes Booth ultimately use to kill Abraham Lincoln?
(a) A musket.
(b) A Smith and Wesson .45.
(c) A Colt .45.
(d) A .44 Deringer.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What color uniforms did Northern soldiers wear during the Civil War?

3. For how many years did the Civil War last?

4. What injury did John Wilkes Booth sustain in his leap from the Presidential box to the theater stage?

5. Who sent a letter to the proprietors of the Ford Theater announcing the Lincolns' intention to attend the play at the theater that night?

(see the answer key)

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