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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 many words did Abraham Lincoln's inauguration speech of 1865 contain?
(a) 701.
(b) 901.
(c) 601.
(d) 501.

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

3. In what type of coffin was Abraham Lincoln transported back to the Executive Mansion?
(a) A marble coffin.
(b) An ebony coffin.
(c) A polished walnut box.
(d) A plain pine box.

4. What wound did Lewis Powell successfully inflict upon William Seward, though he did not succeed in killing him?
(a) He cut a deep wound in William Seward's face.
(b) He cut a deep wound in William Seward's arm.
(c) He shot William Seward's ear.
(d) He shot William Seward in the leg.

5. In addition to food, what other items did Thomas Jones bring to John Wilkes Booth and David Herold in their forest hiding place, much to John Wilkes Booth's delight?
(a) Newspapers.
(b) Beer.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Lemonade.

Short Answer Questions

1. What monument in Washington, D.C. had recently been completed at the time of Lincoln's inauguration in 1865?

2. How many stories did William Seward's house have, making Lewis Powell's task of finding him difficult?

3. To whose house did John Wilkes Booth and David Herold flee once Dr. Samuel Mudd had insisted they leave his farm?

4. What was the subject of Lincoln's dream the night before the assassination, as recorded by Secretary Welles in his diary?

5. What two weapons did John Wilkes Booth carry with him the night of the assassination?

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