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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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?
(a) Delaware.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) On the Potomac River.
(d) Maryland.

3. 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) Laura Keene.
(d) Major Rathbone.

4. What was the subject of the photographs John Wilkes Booth took with him the night of the assassination?
(a) His five favorite girlfriends.
(b) His mother.
(c) His children.
(d) The Confederate flag.

5. What noise finally led David Herold to flee the scene in the getaway carriage before Lewis Powell had emerged from the house?
(a) The sound of gunshots.
(b) William Bell running out of the house and screaming.
(c) Fanny Seward screaming out of the window into the street.
(d) The sound of barking dogs.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Though Dr. Samuel Mudd did not know about John Wilkes Booth's recent plan to assassinate the President, of what previous abandoned plot was Mudd aware?

4. After John Wilkes Booth crossed the bridge, he turned to look for his co-conspirators. Whom did he see?

5. Where in John Wilkes Booth's room at the National Hotel did investigators find a letter outlining the plot against the government?

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