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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XII-XIV & Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the news of John Wilkes Booth's death travel across the country?
(a) By carrier pigeon.
(b) By telegraph.
(c) By U.S. mail.
(d) By telephone.

2. What time of day did Thomas Jones think would be the best time for John Wilkes Booth and David Herold to cross the river and escape into the next state?
(a) High noon.
(b) A little before sunset.
(c) A little before sunrise.
(d) The middle of the night.

3. 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) A toothpick.
(b) A scalpel.
(c) A pocketknife.
(d) His fingers.

4. Where did John Wilkes Booth and David Herold go once they secured a wagon, a team of horses, and a driver?
(a) Port Oslow.
(b) Port Washington.
(c) Port Orchard.
(d) Port Conway.

5. Who accompanied Reverend Gurley when it was time to tell Mary Todd Lincoln that her husband Abraham Lincoln had died?
(a) Laura Keene.
(b) Tad Lincoln.
(c) Robert Lincoln.
(d) Dr. Samuel Mudd.

Short Answer Questions

1. When they had finally cornered Abraham Lincoln's assassin, what was NOT one course of action taken by the Sixteenth New York Cavalry?

2. What was the name of John Wilkes Booth's sister, whose home detectives raided in an effort to find anything associated with John Wilkes Booth?

3. What two items did John Wilkes Booth retrieve from Mary Sarratt's boardinghouse on the night of the assassination attempts?

4. Which newspaper had John Wilkes Booth named to his friend as the one he wanted to publish his letter about his assassination of Abraham Lincoln?

5. When Lewis Powell got outside and found that Herold had fled with the getaway carriage, what did he do?

(see the answer key)

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