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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 did David Herold say was a condition of helping Lewis Powell with the plot to assassinate William Seward?
(a) He did not want to drive the carriage.
(b) He did not want to kill anybody himself.
(c) He did not want to enact the plot during daylight hours.
(d) He did not want to have to clean up any mess.

2. Where were Mary Surratt's tavern and boardinghouse located at which John Wilkes Booth had hidden weapons and supplies to be retrieved after his murder of Abraham Lincoln?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) On the Potomac River.
(c) Delaware.
(d) Maryland.

3. On the night of April 11th at the Torchlight Parade, what did Lincoln say in his speech regarding African-Americans?
(a) That they had waited too long to be freed from slavery.
(b) That they should be free to marry whomever they chose, regardless of race.
(c) That they should be granted the right to vote.
(d) That they should each be granted 40 acres and a mule.

4. Who was the only actor on stage when Booth made his leap from the balcony?
(a) Charles Leale.
(b) Clara Harris.
(c) Harry Hawk.
(d) Fanny Seward.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the only other person in William Seward's bedroom besides William Seward and Fanny Seward?

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

3. The plot to assassinate the top Union leaders included all but which of the following people?

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

5. What was Dr. Samuel Mudd's diagnosis once he examined John Wilkes Booth's injured leg?

(see the answer key)

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