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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters VI-VIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two items did John Wilkes Booth retrieve from Mary Sarratt's boardinghouse on the night of the assassination attempts?
(a) Binoculars and a gun.
(b) A gun and a knife.
(c) A map and a compass.
(d) A knife and a horse.

2. How many words did Abraham Lincoln's inauguration speech of 1865 contain?
(a) 501.
(b) 901.
(c) 701.
(d) 601.

3. When the authorities searched John Wilkes Booth's room and found a letter explaining the assassination plot, what name was signed at the bottom of the letter?
(a) Sam.
(b) Sartre.
(c) John.
(d) Sal.

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

5. Who came to Mary Surratt's door at the precise moment her boarding house was being searched by soldiers?
(a) Lewis Powell.
(b) George Atzerodt.
(c) David Herold.
(d) William Seward.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who answered the door when Lewis Powell rang the doorbell at William Seward's house?

2. On the night of April 11th at the Torchlight Parade, what did Lincoln say in his speech regarding African-Americans?

3. On the afternoon on the day of Lincoln's assassination, what plans did Abraham Lincoln reveal to Mary Todd Lincoln about their future after his second term as president was complete?

4. Who held John Wilkes Booth's horse in the alley behind the theater, unknowingly help him to keep his escape route accessible?

5. Who sent a letter to the proprietors of the Ford Theater announcing the Lincolns' intention to attend the play at the theater that night?

(see the answer key)

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