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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was William Seward's daughter Fanny on the night of the assassination attempt?
(a) 20.
(b) 13.
(c) 18.
(d) 16.

2. When Dr. Samuel Mudd learned that John Wilkes Booth had assassinated Abraham Lincoln, he did not betray Booth to the soldiers he faced. He did, however, take what action when he returned to his farm where Booth was hiding from the law?
(a) He shot Booth in the leg.
(b) He angrily told Booth to leave his farm immediately.
(c) He sent out smoke signals to the cavalry about Booth's whereabouts.
(d) He threatened Booth with a knife.

3. After John Wilkes Booth crossed the bridge, he turned to look for his co-conspirators. Whom did he see?
(a) Lewis Powell and George Atzerodt.
(b) No one.
(c) David Herold and Lewis Powell.
(d) David Herold and George Atzerodt.

4. What two items did John Wilkes Booth retrieve from Mary Sarratt's boardinghouse on the night of the assassination attempts?
(a) A knife and a horse.
(b) A map and a compass.
(c) Binoculars and a gun.
(d) A gun and a knife.

5. Before he fled to Europe to escape capture, where did John Surratt go to hide when he learned of Abraham Lincoln's assassination?
(a) Canada.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Russia.
(d) Venezuela.

Short Answer Questions

1. The plot to assassinate the top Union leaders included all but which of the following people?

2. What was the subject of John Wilkes Booth's hand tattoo?

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

4. What words did one audience member report hearing John Wilkes Booth speak as he ran from the stage toward the wings?

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?

(see the answer key)

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