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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 many men received rewards for their part in capturing George Atzerodt?
(a) 10.
(b) 7.
(c) 8.
(d) 9.

2. When John Wilkes Booth first met Thomas Jones, what did John Wilkes Booth say about his own possible capture?
(a) He said he would be hung if he were captured.
(b) He said he would never be taken alive.
(c) He said that he would prefer being taken alive if possible.
(d) He said he was too smart to be captured.

3. Who was the only person to be punished, of the group who had aided John Wilkes Booth and George Atzerodt in their escape?
(a) Richard H. Garrett.
(b) John Surratt.
(c) Boston Corbett.
(d) Dr. Samuel Mudd.

4. How long did John Wilkes Booth have between finding out about Lincoln's plans to attend the play and his assassination of the President?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 10 hours.
(c) 8 hours.
(d) 1 week.

5. On the night of the Torchlight Parade, who scooped up Abraham Lincoln's speech pages as he finished them and dropped them to the floor?
(a) Lincoln's wife Mary Todd.
(b) General Ulysses S. Grant.
(c) Lincoln's son Tad.
(d) William Seward's daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who answered the door when Lewis Powell rang the doorbell at William Seward's house?

2. How many nights in total did John Wilkes Booth and David Herold spend in the pine forest before they made the attempt to get to Virginia?

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

4. How long did the trial last for those who were eventually hanged?

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

(see the answer key)

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