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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters IX-XI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When John Garrett tried to throw John Wilkes Booth and George Atzerodt out of the house, what was his reason?
(a) He began to suspect that they were associated with Abraham Lincoln's assassination.
(b) He was tired of their demanding attitudes.
(c) He thought they were preparing to steal the Garretts' horses.
(d) He thought his father would be angry with him for letting the men stay for so many nights.

2. How did John Wilkes Booth gain shelter for the night at the home of Lucas, the African-American neighbor of Dr. Richard Stuart?
(a) He threatened to kill Mr. Lucas's son Charlie.
(b) He paid Mr. Lucas one hundred dollars.
(c) He told Mr. Lucas that his killing of Abraham Lincoln had been an accident.
(d) He threatened Mr. Lucas with violence.

3. What was the source of Mary Todd Lincoln's emotional disturbance in the three years previous to Lincoln's inauguration?
(a) The death of Mary Todd Lincoln's sister Meredith.
(b) The death of Abraham Lincoln's father.
(c) The death of the Lincolns' son Willie.
(d) The death of Mary Todd Lincoln's mother.

4. Where did John Wilkes Booth and David Herold go once they secured a wagon, a team of horses, and a driver?
(a) Port Conway.
(b) Port Washington.
(c) Port Orchard.
(d) Port Oslow.

5. How long did John Wilkes Booth have between finding out about Lincoln's plans to attend the play and his assassination of the President?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 8 hours.
(c) 10 hours.
(d) 2 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What was the ultimate goal of John Wilkes Booth and his conspirators' plan to assassinate the Union government's top leaders?

3. Who shot John Wilkes Booth?

4. What sound did John Wilkes Booth hear during Thomas Jones' visit to the forest hideout that terrified him?

5. Which two co-conspirators did George Atzerodt implicate once he was caught by the authorities and confessed to his crimes?

(see the answer key)

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