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

2. Who accompanied Reverend Gurley when it was time to tell Mary Todd Lincoln that her husband Abraham Lincoln had died?
(a) Dr. Samuel Mudd.
(b) Laura Keene.
(c) Robert Lincoln.
(d) Tad Lincoln.

3. How was Abraham Lincoln's body transported to Springfield after his funeral?
(a) By horse-drawn carriage.
(b) By train.
(c) By boat.
(d) By hot air balloon.

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

5. What was the subject of John Wilkes Booth's hand tattoo?
(a) A heart.
(b) The initials JWB.
(c) An anchor.
(d) A Confederate Flag.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did John Wilkes Booth gain shelter for the night at the home of Lucas, the African-American neighbor of Dr. Richard Stuart?

2. What query did Laura Keene make of Dr. Charles Leale after she gained entry to the President's box where Lincoln lay dying?

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

4. What color were the horses that drew the carriage carrying Abraham Lincoln's coffin in the funeral procession?

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

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