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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 wound did Lewis Powell successfully inflict upon William Seward, though he did not succeed in killing him?
(a) He shot William Seward's ear.
(b) He cut a deep wound in William Seward's arm.
(c) He cut a deep wound in William Seward's face.
(d) He shot William Seward in the leg.

2. Though it would have been easy for John Wilkes Booth to gain an audience with President Lincoln within the Executive Mansion due to Booth's acting fame, why did he not take that action?
(a) He did not see any honor in shooting a man within his own home.
(b) He was too scared to use so brazen a method.
(c) He knew it would be too difficult to escape from the Executive Mansion alive.
(d) He wanted the dramatic setting of a theater.

3. What color uniforms did Northern soldiers wear during the Civil War?
(a) Blue.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

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) 8 hours.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 10 hours.

5. What rule was in place about the bridge that John Wilkes Booth intended to cross on his escape into Maryland?
(a) Any crossing the bridge had to dismount his horse and walk his horse over the bridge.
(b) No one was allowed to cross the bridge after dark.
(c) Anyone crossing the bridge had to pay a toll.
(d) No one was allowed to take a horse over the bridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long would it have taken John Wilkes Booth to reload if he had missed the fatal shot to Lincoln's head?

2. What distinctive marking did John Wilkes Booth's horse have on her body?

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

4. 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?

5. What was the title of the play during which Abraham Lincoln was assassinated?

(see the answer key)

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