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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Asia Booth Clarke.
(b) Botswana Booth Clarke.
(c) China Booth Clarke.
(d) India Booth Clarke.

2. What set of items did Dr. Samuel Mudd make for John Wilkes Booth before he sent him away from the Mudd Farm?
(a) A pair of crutches.
(b) A pair of suspenders.
(c) A pair of spurs.
(d) A pair of six-shooters.

3. Though Thomas Jones refused to accept all of the money that John Wilkes Booth offered to him, he did take enough to cover the cost of the getaway boat. How much money did he accept?
(a) $38.
(b) $58.
(c) $23.
(d) $18.

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

5. When John Wilkes Booth became agitated upon seeing riders pass the Garretts' farm, whom did he ask to retrieve his pistols and gun belt?
(a) George Atzerodt.
(b) Richard H. Garrett.
(c) Richard Garrett, Jr.
(d) Alma Garrett.

6. When Secretary of War Edwin Stanton realized that he could not continue with the manhunt for the assassins since he had so many other duties to take care of, to whom does he delegate the manhunt responsibility?
(a) Ulysses S. Grant.
(b) Lieutenant Lafayette Baker.
(c) John Surratt.
(d) Lewis Powell.

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

8. When John Garrett came back from a neighboring farm with news about the new reward amount offered for Abraham Lincoln's assassin, what was the new sum?
(a) $120,000.
(b) $200,000.
(c) $140,000.
(d) $160,000.

9. 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 threatened Mr. Lucas with violence.
(c) He told Mr. Lucas that his killing of Abraham Lincoln had been an accident.
(d) He paid Mr. Lucas one hundred dollars.

10. 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) Tad Lincoln.
(c) Robert Lincoln.
(d) Laura Keene.

11. Which two co-conspirators did George Atzerodt implicate once he was caught by the authorities and confessed to his crimes?
(a) Mary Surratt and Dr. Samuel Mudd.
(b) John Surratt and Dr. Samuel Mudd.
(c) Lewis Powell and David Herold.
(d) John Wilkes Booth and Lewis Powell.

12. What was John Wilkes Booth wearing when he went into hiding in the pine forest?
(a) The equivalent of a modern-day business suit.
(b) A pair of pajamas.
(c) A nightshirt.
(d) A tuxedo.

13. Whose house did George Atzerodt visit for a midday meal late on Easter morning?
(a) Dr. Samuel Mudd.
(b) Hezekiah Metz.
(c) John Surratt.
(d) Captain Samuel Cox.

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

15. What time of day did Thomas Jones think would be the best time for John Wilkes Booth and David Herold to cross the river and escape into the next state?
(a) The middle of the night.
(b) A little before sunset.
(c) A little before sunrise.
(d) High noon.

Short Answer 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?

2. What story did John Wilkes Booth tell Richard H. Garrett about his predicament?

3. Who locked John Wilkes Booth and George Atzerodt inside the tobacco barn once they had settled in for the night?

4. What joke did George Atzerodt make that caused a guest at the midday meal to report him to the authorities?

5. 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?

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