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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the river that Thomas Jones was tasked with getting John Wilkes Booth and David Herold safely across?
(a) The Potomac River.
(b) The Copper River.
(c) The Snake River.
(d) The Mississippi River.

2. What was the reason that Captain Samuel Cox told John Wilkes Booth and David Herold not to make a fire in the forest?
(a) Because the fire might be seen and it would give away their hiding place.
(b) Because it had been a dry spring and they were likely to start a forest fire.
(c) Because the heat of a fire would exacerbate their dehydration.
(d) Because he said they would build a fireplace on his next visit.

3. 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.

4. How was Abraham Lincoln's body transported to Springfield after his funeral?
(a) By boat.
(b) By train.
(c) By hot air balloon.
(d) By horse-drawn carriage.

5. What did George Atzerodt purchase during his trip into Bowling Green?
(a) A pillow.
(b) A belt.
(c) A pair of suspenders.
(d) A new pair of shoes.

6. What happened to the Ford Theater as a result of its purported association with the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?
(a) It was shuttered forever and never showed another play.
(b) It was confiscated from the Ford family.
(c) It was blown up with dynamite.
(d) It was burned down.

7. How did Captain Samuel Cox feel when he suspected his summons might be connected to the assassination plots?
(a) Excited.
(b) Envious.
(c) Reluctant.
(d) Scared.

8. What color ribbons did people wear as they expressed their grief over Abraham Lincoln's assassination?
(a) White.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

9. When John Wilkes Booth first met Thomas Jones, what did John Wilkes Booth say about his own possible capture?
(a) He said he would never be taken alive.
(b) He said he was too smart to be captured.
(c) He said that he would prefer being taken alive if possible.
(d) He said he would be hung if he were captured.

10. 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 six-shooters.
(d) A pair of spurs.

11. 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) Mexico.
(c) Canada.
(d) Russia.

12. 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?
(a) A two-note-whistle.
(b) A three-note whistle.
(c) A five-note whistle.
(d) The hoot of an owl.

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

14. Who was sent to fetch Thomas Jones in hopes that he would help John Wilkes Booth and David Herold in their next escape step?
(a) Captain Samuel Cox's son.
(b) Captain Samuel Cox's wife.
(c) Captain Samuel Cox's sister.
(d) Captain Samuel Cox's uncle.

15. Where were citizens permitted to view Abraham Lincoln's open casket?
(a) Under the great dome inside the Capitol Building.
(b) In the Oval Office of the Executive Mansion.
(c) In the courtyard of the Executive Mansion.
(d) In the Petersen Boarding House.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did John Wilkes Booth describe his own hands with his last words?

2. What happened when Thomas Jones arrived in Richmond, Virginia in April of 1865 with the intention of completing his intended task?

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. At what time did Abraham Lincoln die on April 15, 1865?

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