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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 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.

2. Where did Lewis Powell sleep on the two nights subsequent to the events at William Seward's house?
(a) In Mary Surratt's boardinghouse.
(b) In a tree.
(c) In his carriage.
(d) Under the Navy Yard Bridge.

3. How old was William Seward's daughter Fanny on the night of the assassination attempt?
(a) 18.
(b) 13.
(c) 16.
(d) 20.

4. At what time did Abraham Lincoln die on April 15, 1865?
(a) 8:22 p.m.
(b) 9:22 p.m.
(c) 1:22 p.m.
(d) 7:22 a.m.

5. 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 have to clean up any mess.
(b) He did not want to kill anybody himself.
(c) He did not want to drive the carriage.
(d) He did not want to enact the plot during daylight hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many casualties did the Civil War result in?

2. What reason did Dr. Charles Leale give for the impossibility of taking Abraham Lincoln to the White House after he was shot?

3. For what crime had Thomas Jones been jailed for months prior to getting out in April of 1865?

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

5. Before he fled to Europe to escape capture, where did John Surratt go to hide when he learned of Abraham Lincoln's assassination?

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