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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 state did John Wilkes Booth and David Herold hope to escape into by crossing a major river, since that state's population was full of Confederate sympathizers?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Maryland.
(c) Delaware.
(d) Pennsylvania.

2. What injury did John Wilkes Booth sustain in his leap from the Presidential box to the theater stage?
(a) A broken leg.
(b) A broken nose.
(c) A broken wrist.
(d) A broken ankle.

3. What previous act had John Wilkes Booth and his conspirators plotted in 1864 that had never come to fruition?
(a) The assassination of Mary Todd Lincoln.
(b) The explosion of the Union Railroad.
(c) The kidnapping of Lincoln and the holding of his person as a hostage for the Confederacy.
(d) The robbery of Fort Knox.

4. What did Lewis Powell carry with him to William Sewards' door in order to make his lie more believable?
(a) An autograph book and a pen.
(b) A bag of groceries.
(c) A small package wrapped in paper and tied with string.
(d) A telegram.

5. For how many years did the Civil War last?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who ordered that Mary Todd Lincoln be removed from Abraham Lincoln's bedside and proclaimed that she would not be allowed in again?

2. What two weapons did John Wilkes Booth carry with him the night of the assassination?

3. 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?

4. How many slaves had Dr. Samuel Mudd owned before The Emancipation Proclamation was enacted by Abraham Lincoln?

5. What rule was in place about the bridge that John Wilkes Booth intended to cross on his escape into Maryland?

(see the answer key)

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