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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. Before he fled to Europe to escape capture, where did John Surratt go to hide when he learned of Abraham Lincoln's assassination?
(a) Venezuela.
(b) Canada.
(c) Russia.
(d) Mexico.

2. How many people attempted to claim the reward for the capture of John Wilkes Booth?
(a) Thousands.
(b) Hundreds.
(c) Zero.
(d) Scores.

3. Who became President of the United States upon Abraham Lincoln's death?
(a) Salmon Chase.
(b) Andrew Johnson.
(c) William Seward.
(d) George Atzerodt.

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

5. Who commuted Dr. Samuel Mudd's prison sentence?
(a) Secretary of War Edwin Stanton.
(b) General Ulysses S. Grant.
(c) President Andrew Johnson.
(d) General Robert E. Lee.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what decade was Ford's Theater restored to its original purpose as a playhouse?

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

3. What was the subject of John Wilkes Booth's hand tattoo?

4. How many casualties did the Civil War result in?

5. Where was John Wilkes Booth's body moved when it was released to his brother?

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