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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters VI-VIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) His five favorite girlfriends.
(d) The Confederate flag.

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

3. What wound did Lewis Powell successfully inflict upon William Seward, though he did not succeed in killing him?
(a) He shot William Seward in the leg.
(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's ear.

4. What time of day did Thomas Jones think would be the best time for John Wilkes Booth and David Herold to cross the river and escape into the next state?
(a) A little before sunrise.
(b) A little before sunset.
(c) The middle of the night.
(d) High noon.

5. What signal did Captain Samuel Cox tell David Herold and John Wilkes Booth that someone they could trust would use as they approached the forest hiding place?
(a) The hoot of an owl.
(b) A three-note whistle.
(c) A five-note whistle.
(d) A two-note-whistle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the reason that Captain Samuel Cox told John Wilkes Booth and David Herold not to make a fire in the forest?

2. What monument in Washington, D.C. had recently been completed at the time of Lincoln's inauguration in 1865?

3. Who was the photographer who had both photographed Abraham Lincoln many times during Lincoln's life and was responsible for photographing the crime scene after Lincoln's assassination?

4. Who was sent to fetch Thomas Jones in hopes that he would help John Wilkes Booth and David Herold in their next escape step?

5. What happened when Thomas Jones arrived in Richmond, Virginia in April of 1865 with the intention of completing his intended task?

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