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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how many years did the Civil War last?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

2. What sound did John Wilkes Booth hear during Thomas Jones' visit to the forest hideout that terrified him?
(a) The sounds of gunfire in the distance.
(b) The sounds of screeching owls.
(c) The sounds of clanking metal and horses' hooves pounding the earth.
(d) The sounds of crackling fire and men's voices.

3. Who was the photographer who had both photographed Abraham Lincoln many times during Lincoln's life and was responsible for photographing the crime scene after Lincoln's assassination?
(a) Matthew Brady.
(b) Lewis Powell.
(c) John Surratt.
(d) Laura Keene.

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?
(a) Beer.
(b) Newspapers.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Lemonade.

5. What joke did George Atzerodt make that caused a guest at the midday meal to report him to the authorities?
(a) He joked that he had a plan to assassinate newly-appointed President Andrew Johnson.
(b) He joked that he had assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
(c) He joked that he admired John Wilkes Booth.
(d) He joked that he had been friends with David Herold.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the night of April 11th at the Torchlight Parade, what did Lincoln say in his speech regarding African-Americans?

2. Who asked Dr. Charles Leale to treat him first, before the doctor tended to Abraham Lincoln?

3. Who ordered that Mary Todd Lincoln be removed from Abraham Lincoln's bedside and proclaimed that she would not be allowed in again?

4. What happened when Thomas Jones arrived in Richmond, Virginia in April of 1865 with the intention of completing his intended task?

5. What piece of medical equipment did Dr. Charles Leale send a hospital steward to retrieve so that he could work on Lincoln's brain in hopes of saving him?

(see the answer key)

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