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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What words did one audience member report hearing John Wilkes Booth speak as he ran from the stage toward the wings?
(a) "He is dead."
(b) "At last, freedom."
(c) "I have done it."
(d) "I will be famous."

2. How many slaves had Dr. Samuel Mudd owned before The Emancipation Proclamation was enacted by Abraham Lincoln?
(a) 21.
(b) 5.
(c) 15.
(d) 11.

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 the Lincolns' son Willie.
(b) The death of Mary Todd Lincoln's mother.
(c) The death of Abraham Lincoln's father.
(d) The death of Mary Todd Lincoln's sister Meredith.

4. What bridge was the only way out of Washington D.C. and into Maryland?
(a) Washington Bridge.
(b) Philadelphia Bridge.
(c) Yankeetown Bridge.
(d) Navy Yard Bridge.

5. How many casualties did the Civil War result in?
(a) 600,000.
(b) One million.
(c) 400,000.
(d) 200,000.

6. Who confronted Lewis Powell at the top of the stairs on the second floor of William Seward's house?
(a) Major Rathbone.
(b) Fanny Seward.
(c) John Wilkes Booth.
(d) Frederick Seward.

7. When Lewis Powell got outside and found that Herold had fled with the getaway carriage, what did he do?
(a) He jumped on his horse and rode away.
(b) He pushed a passerby out of a carriage and stole it.
(c) He rode off down the street on his bicycle.
(d) He took off running down the street.

8. What weapons did Lewis Powell bring to William Seward's house, intending to kill him?
(a) A revolver and a knife.
(b) A pistol and a revolver.
(c) A pistol and a knife.
(d) A sword and a knife.

9. 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?
(a) A carriage accident.
(b) An arrow wound.
(c) A fall.
(d) A ferris wheel accident.

10. What two items did John Wilkes Booth retrieve from Mary Sarratt's boardinghouse on the night of the assassination attempts?
(a) A knife and a horse.
(b) A map and a compass.
(c) Binoculars and a gun.
(d) A gun and a knife.

11. How many words did Abraham Lincoln's inauguration speech of 1865 contain?
(a) 701.
(b) 601.
(c) 501.
(d) 901.

12. When Lewis Powell rang the bell at William Seward's house, what lie did he tell in order to gain entry?
(a) That he wanted an autograph from William Seward.
(b) That he was delivering the Sewards' grocery order.
(c) That he was a messenger delivering medicine to William Seward.
(d) That he had a telegram addressed to William Seward.

13. Though Dr. Samuel Mudd did not know about John Wilkes Booth's recent plan to assassinate the President, of what previous abandoned plot was Mudd aware?
(a) The plot to overthrow the Union government and install Confederate leaders instead.
(b) The plot to kidnap the president.
(c) The plot to kidnap William Seward.
(d) The plot to assassinate Mary Todd Lincoln.

14. What did Lewis Powell carry with him to William Sewards' door in order to make his lie more believable?
(a) A telegram.
(b) An autograph book and a pen.
(c) A bag of groceries.
(d) A small package wrapped in paper and tied with string.

15. Who was the only other person in William Seward's bedroom besides William Seward and Fanny Seward?
(a) Major Rathbone, who was guarding William Seward.
(b) Ashton Lovelier, William Seward's main doctor.
(c) Frederick Seward, who was helping Fanny to nurse their father William Seward.
(d) Sergeant Robinson, who was serving as a nurse to William Seward.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did David Herold say was a condition of helping Lewis Powell with the plot to assassinate William Seward?

2. What does the word secede mean?

3. On what date did Richmond, Virginia, the capital city of the Confederate States of America, fall to Union forces?

4. Who was the only actor on stage when Booth made his leap from the balcony?

5. Who answered the door when Lewis Powell rang the doorbell at William Seward's house?

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