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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 set of items did Dr. Samuel Mudd make for John Wilkes Booth before he sent him away from the Mudd Farm?
(a) A pair of spurs.
(b) A pair of crutches.
(c) A pair of suspenders.
(d) A pair of six-shooters.

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

3. What had John Wilkes Booth hidden along the carpet earlier in the day that he then used to barricade the door to the Presidential box behind him?
(a) A music stand.
(b) A conductor's baton.
(c) A broom.
(d) A nightstick.

4. Who answered the door when Lewis Powell rang the doorbell at William Seward's house?
(a) Frederick Seward.
(b) The Sewards' servant.
(c) Fanny Seward.
(d) William Seward's doctor.

5. What color uniforms did Northern soldiers wear during the Civil War?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who confronted Lewis Powell at the top of the stairs on the second floor of William Seward's house?

2. What was the name of the prison where all of the assassination co-conspirators were sent once captured?

3. What piece of medical equipment did Dr. Charles Leale send a hospital steward to retrieve so that he could work on Lincoln's brain in hopes of saving him?

4. Where was Abraham Lincoln taken after he was moved from Ford's Theater?

5. What signal did Captain Samuel Cox tell David Herold and John Wilkes Booth that someone they could trust would use as they approached the forest hiding place?

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