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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 was the subject of John Wilkes Booth's hand tattoo?
(a) A Confederate Flag.
(b) An anchor.
(c) The initials JWB.
(d) A heart.

2. What was the subject of the photographs John Wilkes Booth took with him the night of the assassination?
(a) His mother.
(b) His children.
(c) The Confederate flag.
(d) His five favorite girlfriends.

3. What was Dr. Samuel Mudd's diagnosis once he examined John Wilkes Booth's injured leg?
(a) Broken ankle.
(b) Broken knee.
(c) Broken fibula.
(d) Dislocated ankle.

4. What did David Herold say was a condition of helping Lewis Powell with the plot to assassinate William Seward?
(a) He did not want to enact the plot during daylight hours.
(b) He did not want to kill anybody himself.
(c) He did not want to drive the carriage.
(d) He did not want to have to clean up any mess.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

3. Who became President of the United States upon Abraham Lincoln's death?

4. How long did John Wilkes Booth have between finding out about Lincoln's plans to attend the play and his assassination of the President?

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

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