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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters IX-XI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the cause of William Seward's injuries that caused him to be healing in bed when the assassination attempt on his life was made?
(a) A fall.
(b) A ferris wheel accident.
(c) An arrow wound.
(d) A carriage accident.

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

3. 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) A little before sunrise.
(b) The middle of the night.
(c) A little before sunset.
(d) High noon.

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?
(a) Any direction in which they ran would be out in an open clearing.
(b) David Herold had never been in a battle before.
(c) John Wilkes Booth could not walk due to his broken leg.
(d) Thomas Jones was unarmed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What reason did Dr. Charles Leale give for the impossibility of taking Abraham Lincoln to the White House after he was shot?

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

4. What distinctive marking did John Wilkes Booth's horse have on her body?

5. What is the name of the river that Thomas Jones was tasked with getting John Wilkes Booth and David Herold safely across?

(see the answer key)

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