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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) The plot to assassinate Mary Todd Lincoln.
(b) The plot to overthrow the Union government and install Confederate leaders instead.
(c) The plot to kidnap the president.
(d) The plot to kidnap William Seward.

2. Where did Lewis Powell sleep on the two nights subsequent to the events at William Seward's house?
(a) In Mary Surratt's boardinghouse.
(b) Under the Navy Yard Bridge.
(c) In his carriage.
(d) In a tree.

3. What time of day did Thomas Jones think would be the best time for John Wilkes Booth and David Herold to cross the river and escape into the next state?
(a) A little before sunset.
(b) High noon.
(c) A little before sunrise.
(d) The middle of the night.

4. How many slaves had Dr. Samuel Mudd owned before The Emancipation Proclamation was enacted by Abraham Lincoln?
(a) 11.
(b) 5.
(c) 21.
(d) 15.

5. What noise finally led David Herold to flee the scene in the getaway carriage before Lewis Powell had emerged from the house?
(a) Fanny Seward screaming out of the window into the street.
(b) The sound of barking dogs.
(c) The sound of gunshots.
(d) William Bell running out of the house and screaming.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what type of coffin was Abraham Lincoln transported back to the Executive Mansion?

2. Who was the only audience member at Ford's Theater the night of the assassination to chase after John Wilkes Booth after the shooting?

3. When John Wilkes Booth first met Thomas Jones, what did John Wilkes Booth say about his own possible capture?

4. Who accompanied Reverend Gurley when it was time to tell Mary Todd Lincoln that her husband Abraham Lincoln had died?

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?

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