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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happened to the letter about John Wilkes Booth's assassination of Abraham Lincoln that he had given to his actor friend in order to have it published in a newspaper?
(a) The newspaper decided not to publish it.
(b) His actor friend burned it.
(c) His actor friend buried it.
(d) It got lost in the mail.

3. What reason did Dr. Charles Leale give for the impossibility of taking Abraham Lincoln to the White House after he was shot?
(a) The crowds outside were already too thick to maneuver a carriage through their number.
(b) The doctor would not be able to tend to Abraham Lincoln in transit.
(c) It would take too long to get there.
(d) The bumpy ride would jostle his head and kill him.

4. What tool did Dr. Charles Leale use to remove the blood clot from Abraham Lincoln's head in order to relieve pressure on his brain?
(a) His fingers.
(b) A pocketknife.
(c) A toothpick.
(d) A scalpel.

5. What sound did John Wilkes Booth hear during Thomas Jones' visit to the forest hideout that terrified him?
(a) The sounds of screeching owls.
(b) The sounds of clanking metal and horses' hooves pounding the earth.
(c) The sounds of gunfire in the distance.
(d) The sounds of crackling fire and men's voices.

Short Answer Questions

1. Though Dr. Samuel Mudd did not know about John Wilkes Booth's recent plan to assassinate the President, of what previous abandoned plot was Mudd aware?

2. What was the name of the fisherman who agreed to ferry John Wilkes Booth and David Herold across the Rappahannock River?

3. What two items did John Wilkes Booth retrieve from Mary Sarratt's boardinghouse on the night of the assassination attempts?

4. What story did John Wilkes Booth tell Richard H. Garrett about his predicament?

5. What did the actress Laura Keene use as a passport into the President's box at Ford's Theater where Abraham Lincoln lay dying?

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