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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. In what year was Dr. Samuel Mudd's prison sentence commuted?
(a) 1870.
(b) 1869.
(c) 1866.
(d) 1871.

2. When they had finally cornered Abraham Lincoln's assassin, what was NOT one course of action taken by the Sixteenth New York Cavalry?
(a) They threatened to burn the barn down if the occupants did not emerge.
(b) They attempted to coax him out of the barn.
(c) All of the soldiers charged the barn at once.
(d) They sent an unarmed civilian to disarm him.

3. 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.

4. How did the news of John Wilkes Booth's death travel across the country?
(a) By U.S. mail.
(b) By carrier pigeon.
(c) By telephone.
(d) By telegraph.

5. How much did the U.S. government agree to pay Richard H. Garrett for his losses?
(a) Nothing.
(b) $300.
(c) $100.
(d) $1,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two family members did William Seward lose within a year of Abraham Lincoln's assassination?

2. On what did Lieutenant Doherty lay John Wilkes Booth's dead body upon his death?

3. When Lewis Powell got outside and found that Herold had fled with the getaway carriage, what did he do?

4. How many stories did William Seward's house have, making Lewis Powell's task of finding him difficult?

5. What is James L. Swanson's profession, in addition to his status as an author?

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