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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 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 barking dogs.
(b) The sound of gunshots.
(c) William Bell running out of the house and screaming.
(d) Fanny Seward screaming out of the window into the street.

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

3. Who answered the door when Lewis Powell rang the doorbell at William Seward's house?
(a) William Seward's doctor.
(b) Fanny Seward.
(c) Frederick Seward.
(d) The Sewards' servant.

4. What query did Laura Keene make of Dr. Charles Leale after she gained entry to the President's box where Lincoln lay dying?
(a) She asked if she could cut a lock of Abraham Lincoln's hair.
(b) She asked if she could have Abraham Lincoln's boots.
(c) She asked if she could cradle Abraham Lincoln's head in her lap.
(d) She asked if she could gather some of Abraham Lincoln's blood.

5. For how many years did the Civil War last?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the only audience member at Ford's Theater the night of the assassination to chase after John Wilkes Booth after the shooting?

3. What was the source of Mary Todd Lincoln's emotional disturbance in the three years previous to Lincoln's inauguration?

4. What did David Herold say was a condition of helping Lewis Powell with the plot to assassinate William Seward?

5. Where did Lewis Powell sleep on the two nights subsequent to the events at William Seward's house?

(see the answer key)

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