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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The plot to assassinate the top Union leaders included all but which of the following people?
(a) President Abraham Lincoln.
(b) Secretary of State William Seward.
(c) Department of Justice Head Alistair Sim.
(d) Vice President Andrew Johnson.

2. What did the actress Laura Keene use as a passport into the President's box at Ford's Theater where Abraham Lincoln lay dying?
(a) A pile of clean sheets.
(b) A pitcher of water.
(c) A pillow.
(d) A blanket.

3. On the night of April 11th at the Torchlight Parade, what did Lincoln say in his speech regarding African-Americans?
(a) That they should be granted the right to vote.
(b) That they had waited too long to be freed from slavery.
(c) That they should each be granted 40 acres and a mule.
(d) That they should be free to marry whomever they chose, regardless of race.

4. Where in John Wilkes Booth's room at the National Hotel did investigators find a letter outlining the plot against the government?
(a) In the flue of the fireplace.
(b) In his trunk.
(c) In his dresser drawer.
(d) Under his mattress.

5. Where was Abraham Lincoln taken after he was moved from Ford's Theater?
(a) Across the street to Petersen's boardinghouse.
(b) Across the street to Laura Keene's house.
(c) Across the street to a restaurant's kitchen.
(d) Across the street to the Sewards' home.

6. What injury did John Wilkes Booth sustain in his leap from the Presidential box to the theater stage?
(a) A broken nose.
(b) A broken leg.
(c) A broken ankle.
(d) A broken wrist.

7. What was the title of the play during which Abraham Lincoln was assassinated?
(a) Oklahoma.
(b) Our Town.
(c) The Importance of Being Earnest.
(d) Our American Cousin.

8. How many stories did William Seward's house have, making Lewis Powell's task of finding him difficult?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

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

10. What query did Laura Keene make of Dr. Charles Leale after she gained entry to the President's box where Lincoln lay dying?
(a) She asked if she could cradle Abraham Lincoln's head in her lap.
(b) She asked if she could cut a lock of Abraham Lincoln's hair.
(c) She asked if she could have Abraham Lincoln's boots.
(d) She asked if she could gather some of Abraham Lincoln's blood.

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

12. What did George Atzerodt do just before he decided to abandon his plan to kill Vice President Andrew Johnson?
(a) He threw his revolver out of the hotel window.
(b) He drank in the hotel lobby.
(c) He left a note on Andrew Johnson's door.
(d) He knocked on Andrew Johnson's door.

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

14. Worried that Lewis Powell or other assassins might return to the house, what action did Fanny Seward take throughout the night after the attack?
(a) She searched the house.
(b) She stockpiled firearms inside her father's room.
(c) She barricaded the door of her father's room.
(d) She kept candles burning in every room.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After the Petersen boarding house was deemed the temporary War Department headquarters, to whom was the first telegram out of the office addressed?

2. What was the ultimate goal of John Wilkes Booth and his conspirators' plan to assassinate the Union government's top leaders?

3. How old was William Seward's daughter Fanny on the night of the assassination attempt?

4. What two weapons did John Wilkes Booth carry with him the night of the assassination?

5. What words did one audience member report hearing John Wilkes Booth speak as he ran from the stage toward the wings?

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