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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters III-V.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Worried that Lewis Powell or other assassins might return to the house, what action did Fanny Seward take throughout the night after the attack?
(a) She stockpiled firearms inside her father's room.
(b) She kept candles burning in every room.
(c) She barricaded the door of her father's room.
(d) She searched the house.

2. When Lewis Powell got outside and found that Herold had fled with the getaway carriage, what did he do?
(a) He rode off down the street on his bicycle.
(b) He jumped on his horse and rode away.
(c) He took off running down the street.
(d) He pushed a passerby out of a carriage and stole it.

3. What weapons did Lewis Powell bring to William Seward's house, intending to kill him?
(a) A pistol and a revolver.
(b) A revolver and a knife.
(c) A sword and a knife.
(d) A pistol and a knife.

4. What was the role of Charles Forbes, the only man sitting outside of the Lincolns' theater box seat?
(a) The Lincolns' servant.
(b) The head of the Secret Service.
(c) The theater's security guard.
(d) The Rathbones' servant.

5. What tool did Dr. Charles Leale use to remove the blood clot from Abraham Lincoln's head in order to relieve pressure on his brain?
(a) His fingers.
(b) A scalpel.
(c) A pocketknife.
(d) A toothpick.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did John Wilkes Booth have between finding out about Lincoln's plans to attend the play and his assassination of the President?

2. On the night of April 11th at the Torchlight Parade, what did Lincoln say in his speech regarding African-Americans?

3. What was the ultimate goal of John Wilkes Booth and his conspirators' plan to assassinate the Union government's top leaders?

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

5. What injury did John Wilkes Booth sustain in his leap from the Presidential box to the theater stage?

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