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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters III-V.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who held John Wilkes Booth's horse in the alley behind the theater, unknowingly help him to keep his escape route accessible?
(a) Dr. Charles Leale.
(b) John Peanut.
(c) Major Rathbone.
(d) Edman Spangler.

2. What distinctive marking did John Wilkes Booth's horse have on her body?
(a) A white diamond on her flank.
(b) A white star on her forehead.
(c) A black star on her forehead.
(d) A white circle on her nose.

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

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) 8 hours.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 10 hours.
(d) 1 week.

5. How many slaves had Dr. Samuel Mudd owned before The Emancipation Proclamation was enacted by Abraham Lincoln?
(a) 21.
(b) 11.
(c) 15.
(d) 5.

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 rule was in place about the bridge that John Wilkes Booth intended to cross on his escape into Maryland?

3. When Major Rathbone tried to stop John Wilkes Booth after Booth had shot Lincoln, what wound did Booth inflict on Rathbone?

4. 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?

5. When Lewis Powell rang the bell at William Seward's house, what lie did he tell in order to gain entry?

(see the answer key)

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