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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) Edman Spangler.
(b) Dr. Charles Leale.
(c) John Peanut.
(d) Major Rathbone.

2. What was the subject of the photographs John Wilkes Booth took with him the night of the assassination?
(a) His mother.
(b) His children.
(c) The Confederate flag.
(d) His five favorite girlfriends.

3. Where was Abraham Lincoln taken after he was moved from Ford's Theater?
(a) Across the street to Petersen's boardinghouse.
(b) Across the street to the Sewards' home.
(c) Across the street to a restaurant's kitchen.
(d) Across the street to Laura Keene's house.

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 cradle Abraham Lincoln's head in her lap.
(c) She asked if she could gather some of Abraham Lincoln's blood.
(d) She asked if she could have Abraham Lincoln's boots.

5. 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) General Grant and his wife.
(b) William Seward and his wife.
(c) Dr. Charles Leale and his wife.
(d) Major Rathbone and his fiancee.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many stories did William Seward's house have, making Lewis Powell's task of finding him difficult?

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?

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

4. On the night of April 11th at the Torchlight Parade, what did Lincoln say in his speech regarding African-Americans?

5. What two items did John Wilkes Booth retrieve from Mary Sarratt's boardinghouse on the night of the assassination attempts?

(see the answer key)

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