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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. What was the cause of William Seward's injuries that caused him to be healing in bed when the assassination attempt on his life was made?
(a) A fall.
(b) A carriage accident.
(c) An arrow wound.
(d) A ferris wheel accident.

2. What two reasons does James L. Swanson cite for an autopsy having been performed on Abraham Lincoln, though it was clear what had caused his death?
(a) The doctors wanted the bullet and they were experiencing morbid curiosity.
(b) The doctors were paid by opportunists to perform the autopsy and they were experiencing morbid curiosity.
(c) The doctors wanted to study the effects of epilepsy and they were experiencing morbid curiosity.
(d) The doctors had to perform an autopsy by law since it had been a homicide and they wanted the bullet.

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

4. What was John Wilkes Booth wearing when he went into hiding in the pine forest?
(a) A pair of pajamas.
(b) A tuxedo.
(c) A nightshirt.
(d) The equivalent of a modern-day business suit.

5. Who commuted Dr. Samuel Mudd's prison sentence?
(a) Secretary of War Edwin Stanton.
(b) General Robert E. Lee.
(c) President Andrew Johnson.
(d) General Ulysses S. Grant.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Worried that Lewis Powell or other assassins might return to the house, what action did Fanny Seward take throughout the night after the attack?

3. What signal did Captain Samuel Cox tell David Herold and John Wilkes Booth that someone they could trust would use as they approached the forest hiding place?

4. When John Garrett came back from a neighboring farm with news about the new reward amount offered for Abraham Lincoln's assassin, what was the new sum?

5. Who was the only other person in William Seward's bedroom besides William Seward and Fanny Seward?

(see the answer key)

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