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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters IX-XI.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who ordered that Mary Todd Lincoln be removed from Abraham Lincoln's bedside and proclaimed that she would not be allowed in again?
(a) Frederick Seward.
(b) Fanny Seward.
(c) Tad Lincoln.
(d) Edwin Stanton.
2. Who was the only audience member at Ford's Theater the night of the assassination to chase after John Wilkes Booth after the shooting?
(a) Mary Todd Lincoln.
(b) Laura Keene.
(c) Joseph Stewart.
(d) Major Rathbone.
3. When John Wilkes Booth first met Thomas Jones, what did John Wilkes Booth say about his own possible capture?
(a) He said that he would prefer being taken alive if possible.
(b) He said he was too smart to be captured.
(c) He said he would never be taken alive.
(d) He said he would be hung if he were captured.
4. What happened to the Ford Theater as a result of its purported association with the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?
(a) It was blown up with dynamite.
(b) It was burned down.
(c) It was shuttered forever and never showed another play.
(d) It was confiscated from the Ford family.
5. Who answered the door when Lewis Powell rang the doorbell at William Seward's house?
(a) The Sewards' servant.
(b) Frederick Seward.
(c) William Seward's doctor.
(d) Fanny Seward.
Short Answer Questions
1. On what date did Richmond, Virginia, the capital city of the Confederate States of America, fall to Union forces?
2. What injury did John Wilkes Booth sustain in his leap from the Presidential box to the theater stage?
3. 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?
4. When Lewis Powell rang the bell at William Seward's house, what lie did he tell in order to gain entry?
5. How did Captain Samuel Cox feel when he suspected his summons might be connected to the assassination plots?
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