Chasing Lincoln's Killer Quiz | One Week Quiz A

James L. Swanson
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 189 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Chasing Lincoln's Killer Quiz | One Week Quiz A

James L. Swanson
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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 two reasons does James L. Swanson cite for an autopsy having been performed on Abraham Lincoln, though it was clear what had caused his death?
(a) The doctors were paid by opportunists to perform the autopsy and they were experiencing morbid curiosity.
(b) The doctors wanted to study the effects of epilepsy and they were experiencing morbid curiosity.
(c) The doctors had to perform an autopsy by law since it had been a homicide and they wanted the bullet.
(d) The doctors wanted the bullet and they were experiencing morbid curiosity.

2. What was the name of Richard H. Garrett's farm?
(a) Mantis Hill.
(b) Locust Hill.
(c) Arachnid Hill.
(d) Ladybird Hill.

3. Who ordered that Mary Todd Lincoln be removed from Abraham Lincoln's bedside and proclaimed that she would not be allowed in again?
(a) Fanny Seward.
(b) Frederick Seward.
(c) Tad Lincoln.
(d) Edwin Stanton.

4. 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 kept candles burning in every room.
(b) She searched the house.
(c) She stockpiled firearms inside her father's room.
(d) She barricaded the door of her father's room.

5. Who was the first person the soldiers questioned when they reached the Mudd Farm?
(a) Rachel Mudd.
(b) Dr. Samuel Mudd.
(c) Mrs. Samuel Mudd.
(d) Tad Mudd.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Whose house did George Atzerodt visit for a midday meal late on Easter morning?

4. To whose house did John Wilkes Booth and David Herold flee once Dr. Samuel Mudd had insisted they leave his farm?

5. What was Dr. Samuel Mudd's diagnosis once he examined John Wilkes Booth's injured leg?

(see the answer key)

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