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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 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 take a horse over the bridge.
(c) Anyone crossing the bridge had to pay a toll.
(d) No one was allowed to cross the bridge after dark.

2. What did George Atzerodt do just before he decided to abandon his plan to kill Vice President Andrew Johnson?
(a) He left a note on Andrew Johnson's door.
(b) He drank in the hotel lobby.
(c) He knocked on Andrew Johnson's door.
(d) He threw his revolver out of the hotel window.

3. 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.

4. What two weapons did John Wilkes Booth carry with him the night of the assassination?
(a) A knife and a rifle.
(b) A revolver and a knife.
(c) A revolver and a razor.
(d) A pistol and a knife.

5. What two items did John Wilkes Booth retrieve from Mary Sarratt's boardinghouse on the night of the assassination attempts?
(a) Binoculars and a gun.
(b) A gun and a knife.
(c) A knife and a horse.
(d) A map and a compass.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lewis Powell carry with him to William Sewards' door in order to make his lie more believable?

2. On what date did Richmond, Virginia, the capital city of the Confederate States of America, fall to Union forces?

3. What words did one audience member report hearing John Wilkes Booth speak as he ran from the stage toward the wings?

4. Worried that Lewis Powell or other assassins might return to the house, what action did Fanny Seward take throughout the night after the attack?

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

(see the answer key)

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