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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. What weapon did John Wilkes Booth ultimately use to kill Abraham Lincoln?
(a) A .44 Deringer.
(b) A Smith and Wesson .45.
(c) A Colt .45.
(d) A musket.

2. In what decade was Ford's Theater restored to its original purpose as a playhouse?
(a) The 1980s.
(b) The 1930s.
(c) The 1960s.
(d) The 1890s.

3. How long after John Wilkes Booth's death were the death warrants delivered for those who had been found guilty?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 2 1/2 months.
(d) 9 1/2 months.

4. What joke did George Atzerodt make that caused a guest at the midday meal to report him to the authorities?
(a) He joked that he admired John Wilkes Booth.
(b) He joked that he had a plan to assassinate newly-appointed President Andrew Johnson.
(c) He joked that he had been friends with David Herold.
(d) He joked that he had assassinated Abraham Lincoln.

5. What story did John Wilkes Booth tell Richard H. Garrett about his predicament?
(a) He claimed that he had been wounded in battle and was being chased by the Union cavalry.
(b) He claimed that George Atzerodt was his brother and that he was wanted for disloyalty to the Union.
(c) He claimed that he had been injured while chasing Abraham Lincoln's assassins.
(d) He claimed that he had fallen out of a tree and had broken his leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what losses did Richard H. Garrett sue the U. S. government?

2. What state did John Wilkes Booth and David Herold hope to escape into by crossing a major river, since that state's population was full of Confederate sympathizers?

3. What sound did John Wilkes Booth hear during Thomas Jones' visit to the forest hideout that terrified him?

4. Though several couples declined the Lincolns' invitation to attend the play, one couple did accept. Who accompanied the Lincolns to the play on the night of Lincoln's assassination?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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