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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters IX-XI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What set of items did Dr. Samuel Mudd make for John Wilkes Booth before he sent him away from the Mudd Farm?
(a) A pair of crutches.
(b) A pair of suspenders.
(c) A pair of spurs.
(d) A pair of six-shooters.

2. 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) Maryland.
(b) Delaware.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Pennsylvania.

3. What is the name of the river that Thomas Jones was tasked with getting John Wilkes Booth and David Herold safely across?
(a) The Mississippi River.
(b) The Snake River.
(c) The Copper River.
(d) The Potomac River.

4. What was the name of Richard H. Garrett's farm?
(a) Ladybird Hill.
(b) Locust Hill.
(c) Mantis Hill.
(d) Arachnid Hill.

5. What was the name of John Wilkes Booth's sister, whose home detectives raided in an effort to find anything associated with John Wilkes Booth?
(a) China Booth Clarke.
(b) Botswana Booth Clarke.
(c) Asia Booth Clarke.
(d) India Booth Clarke.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did George Atzerodt do just before he decided to abandon his plan to kill Vice President Andrew Johnson?

2. What was the role of Charles Forbes, the only man sitting outside of the Lincolns' theater box seat?

3. Who sent a letter to the proprietors of the Ford Theater announcing the Lincolns' intention to attend the play at the theater that night?

4. When John Wilkes Booth became agitated upon seeing riders pass the Garretts' farm, whom did he ask to retrieve his pistols and gun belt?

5. What distinctive marking did John Wilkes Booth's horse have on her body?

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