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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 much did the U.S. government agree to pay Richard H. Garrett for his losses?
(a) $100.
(b) Nothing.
(c) $300.
(d) $1,000.
2. What joke did George Atzerodt make that caused a guest at the midday meal to report him to the authorities?
(a) He joked that he had a plan to assassinate newly-appointed President Andrew Johnson.
(b) He joked that he admired John Wilkes Booth.
(c) He joked that he had been friends with David Herold.
(d) He joked that he had assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
3. Though several couples declined the Lincolns' invitation to attend the play, one couple did accept. Who accompanied the Lincolns to the play on the night of Lincoln's assassination?
(a) Dr. Charles Leale and his wife.
(b) William Seward and his wife.
(c) Major Rathbone and his fiancee.
(d) General Grant and his wife.
4. What was the name of the prison where all of the assassination co-conspirators were sent once captured?
(a) Sing Sing Prison.
(b) Old Capitol Prison.
(c) Leavenworth Prison.
(d) San Quentin Prison.
5. What two weapons did John Wilkes Booth carry with him the night of the assassination?
(a) A pistol and a knife.
(b) A revolver and a knife.
(c) A revolver and a razor.
(d) A knife and a rifle.
Short Answer Questions
1. What story did John Wilkes Booth tell Richard H. Garrett about his predicament?
2. When Lewis Powell got outside and found that Herold had fled with the getaway carriage, what did he do?
3. What happened to the letter about John Wilkes Booth's assassination of Abraham Lincoln that he had given to his actor friend in order to have it published in a newspaper?
4. How was Abraham Lincoln's body transported to Springfield after his funeral?
5. What lie did Dr. Samuel Mudd tell the soldiers in an attempt to lead them on a wild goose chase and throw them off the trail of John Wilkes Booth?
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