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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) All of the soldiers charged the barn at once.
(c) They attempted to coax him out of the barn.
(d) They sent an unarmed civilian to disarm him.

2. At what time did Abraham Lincoln die on April 15, 1865?
(a) 8:22 p.m.
(b) 7:22 a.m.
(c) 1:22 p.m.
(d) 9:22 p.m.

3. 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?
(a) Lemonade.
(b) Newspapers.
(c) Beer.
(d) Coffee.

4. Who accompanied Reverend Gurley when it was time to tell Mary Todd Lincoln that her husband Abraham Lincoln had died?
(a) Dr. Samuel Mudd.
(b) Robert Lincoln.
(c) Tad Lincoln.
(d) Laura Keene.

5. What color were the horses that drew the carriage carrying Abraham Lincoln's coffin in the funeral procession?
(a) Tan.
(b) White.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

6. What was the name of John Wilkes Booth's sister, whose home detectives raided in an effort to find anything associated with John Wilkes Booth?
(a) China Booth Clarke.
(b) Asia Booth Clarke.
(c) India Booth Clarke.
(d) Botswana Booth Clarke.

7. What lie did Dr. Samuel Mudd tell the soldiers in an attempt to lead them on a wild goose chase and throw them off the trail of John Wilkes Booth?
(a) He claimed the strangers at his farm had asked for directions to a farm to the west.
(b) He claimed the strangers at his farm had asked for directions to a farm to the east.
(c) He claimed the strangers at his farm had asked for directions to a farm to the north.
(d) He claimed the strangers at his farm had asked for directions to a farm to the south.

8. Who shot John Wilkes Booth?
(a) Boston Corbett.
(b) David Herold.
(c) John Garrett.
(d) Lafayette Baker.

9. What sound did John Wilkes Booth hear during Thomas Jones' visit to the forest hideout that terrified him?
(a) The sounds of gunfire in the distance.
(b) The sounds of crackling fire and men's voices.
(c) The sounds of clanking metal and horses' hooves pounding the earth.
(d) The sounds of screeching owls.

10. What was the name of Richard H. Garrett's farm?
(a) Locust Hill.
(b) Mantis Hill.
(c) Ladybird Hill.
(d) Arachnid Hill.

11. What two reasons does James L. Swanson cite for an autopsy having been performed on Abraham Lincoln, though it was clear what had caused his death?
(a) The doctors wanted the bullet and they were experiencing morbid curiosity.
(b) The doctors had to perform an autopsy by law since it had been a homicide and they wanted the bullet.
(c) The doctors were paid by opportunists to perform the autopsy and they were experiencing morbid curiosity.
(d) The doctors wanted to study the effects of epilepsy and they were experiencing morbid curiosity.

12. What action did Dr. Samuel Mudd take when he realized that eventually soldiers or detectives would discover that John Wilkes Booth and David Herold had been at his farm after the assassination?
(a) He buried the guns and knives left behind by the assassins.
(b) He sent his cousin to alert the authorities about the visit and to clear his name in the process.
(c) He sent his children to hide in Europe until any suspicion of the family had passed.
(d) He fled to Canada.

13. When the Union cavalry divided their forces in order to surround John Wilkes Booth, who headed the two columns?
(a) Charlie Lucas and Dr. Samuel Mudd.
(b) Everton Conger and Edward Doherty.
(c) Lafayette Baker and Luther Byron Baker.
(d) Ulysses S. Grant and Edwin Stanton.

14. When John Wilkes Booth told the Garrett family where he was planning to go next, what town did he mention?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Orange Court House.
(c) Baltimore.
(d) Bowling Green.

15. What was the subject of John Wilkes Booth's hand tattoo?
(a) A Confederate Flag.
(b) The initials JWB.
(c) An anchor.
(d) A heart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color ribbons did people wear as they expressed their grief over Abraham Lincoln's assassination?

2. What signal did Captain Samuel Cox tell David Herold and John Wilkes Booth that someone they could trust would use as they approached the forest hiding place?

3. When Dr. Samuel Mudd learned that John Wilkes Booth had assassinated Abraham Lincoln, he did not betray Booth to the soldiers he faced. He did, however, take what action when he returned to his farm where Booth was hiding from the law?

4. When John Wilkes Booth became terrified at the sounds he heard during Thomas Jones' visit to the forest hideout, what is NOT one reason for his decision to hunker down and hope for the best?

5. Who became President of the United States upon Abraham Lincoln's death?

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