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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many stories did William Seward's house have, making Lewis Powell's task of finding him difficult?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

3. Whose house did George Atzerodt visit for a midday meal late on Easter morning?
(a) Hezekiah Metz.
(b) John Surratt.
(c) Dr. Samuel Mudd.
(d) Captain Samuel Cox.

4. Who sent a letter to the proprietors of the Ford Theater announcing the Lincolns' intention to attend the play at the theater that night?
(a) Mary Todd Lincoln.
(b) General Ulysses S. Grant.
(c) John Wilkes Booth.
(d) William Seward.

5. For what crime had Thomas Jones been jailed for months prior to getting out in April of 1865?
(a) Counterfeiting.
(b) Public intoxication.
(c) Insubordination to an officer.
(d) Disloyalty to the Union.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the title of the play during which Abraham Lincoln was assassinated?

2. How far away from Washington D.C. were Mary Surratt's tavern and boardinghouse?

3. What was the subject of the photographs John Wilkes Booth took with him the night of the assassination?

4. After Thomas Jones had been released from jail in April of 1865, for what purpose did he visit Richmond, Virginia?

5. What set of items did Dr. Samuel Mudd make for John Wilkes Booth before he sent him away from the Mudd Farm?

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