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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 rule was in place about the bridge that John Wilkes Booth intended to cross on his escape into Maryland?
(a) No one was allowed to cross the bridge after dark.
(b) Anyone crossing the bridge had to pay a toll.
(c) Any crossing the bridge had to dismount his horse and walk his horse over the bridge.
(d) No one was allowed to take a horse over the bridge.

2. On the afternoon on the day of Lincoln's assassination, what plans did Abraham Lincoln reveal to Mary Todd Lincoln about their future after his second term as president was complete?
(a) Moving to San Francisco where he could seek his fortune as a gold miner.
(b) Moving to Baltimore where he could return to his woodworking practice.
(c) Moving to Chicago where he could return to his law practice.
(d) Moving to New York City where he could return to his medical practice.

3. Who became President of the United States upon Abraham Lincoln's death?
(a) Salmon Chase.
(b) William Seward.
(c) Andrew Johnson.
(d) George Atzerodt.

4. How far away from Washington D.C. were Mary Surratt's tavern and boardinghouse?
(a) 30 miles away.
(b) 10 miles away.
(c) 23 miles away.
(d) 13 miles away.

5. After John Wilkes Booth crossed the bridge, he turned to look for his co-conspirators. Whom did he see?
(a) David Herold and Lewis Powell.
(b) David Herold and George Atzerodt.
(c) Lewis Powell and George Atzerodt.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What weapons did Lewis Powell bring to William Seward's house, intending to kill him?

2. 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?

3. What bridge was the only way out of Washington D.C. and into Maryland?

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

5. What literary device is James L. Swanson using when he refers to John Wilkes Booth's passion for lost causes?

(see the answer key)

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