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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 was the only audience member at Ford's Theater the night of the assassination to chase after John Wilkes Booth after the shooting?
(a) Joseph Stewart.
(b) Mary Todd Lincoln.
(c) Major Rathbone.
(d) Laura Keene.

2. To whose house did John Wilkes Booth and David Herold flee once Dr. Samuel Mudd had insisted they leave his farm?
(a) Mary Surratt.
(b) Lewis Powell.
(c) George Atzerodt.
(d) Captain Samuel Cox.

3. When John Wilkes Booth first met Thomas Jones, what did John Wilkes Booth say about his own possible capture?
(a) He said he would be hung if he were captured.
(b) He said he would never be taken alive.
(c) He said he was too smart to be captured.
(d) He said that he would prefer being taken alive if possible.

4. What was the source of Mary Todd Lincoln's emotional disturbance in the three years previous to Lincoln's inauguration?
(a) The death of Abraham Lincoln's father.
(b) The death of the Lincolns' son Willie.
(c) The death of Mary Todd Lincoln's mother.
(d) The death of Mary Todd Lincoln's sister Meredith.

5. What joke did George Atzerodt make that caused a guest at the midday meal to report him to the authorities?
(a) He joked that he had been friends with David Herold.
(b) He joked that he admired John Wilkes Booth.
(c) He joked that he had a plan to assassinate newly-appointed President Andrew Johnson.
(d) He joked that he had assassinated Abraham Lincoln.

Short Answer Questions

1. What distinctive marking did John Wilkes Booth's horse have on her body?

2. What is the name of the river that Thomas Jones was tasked with getting John Wilkes Booth and David Herold safely across?

3. What bridge was the only way out of Washington D.C. and into Maryland?

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

5. Where were Mary Surratt's tavern and boardinghouse located at which John Wilkes Booth had hidden weapons and supplies to be retrieved after his murder of Abraham Lincoln?

(see the answer key)

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