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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date did Richmond, Virginia, the capital city of the Confederate States of America, fall to Union forces?
(a) April 3, 1865.
(b) April 3, 1870.
(c) April 3, 1863.
(d) April 3, 1866.

2. Who held John Wilkes Booth's horse in the alley behind the theater, unknowingly help him to keep his escape route accessible?
(a) John Peanut.
(b) Major Rathbone.
(c) Dr. Charles Leale.
(d) Edman Spangler.

3. 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) Robert Lincoln.
(c) Tad Lincoln.
(d) Laura Keene.

4. What was the cause of William Seward's injuries that caused him to be healing in bed when the assassination attempt on his life was made?
(a) A fall.
(b) A carriage accident.
(c) An arrow wound.
(d) A ferris wheel accident.

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. When Lewis Powell got outside and found that Herold had fled with the getaway carriage, what did he do?

2. What happened to the Ford Theater as a result of its purported association with the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?

3. What words did one audience member report hearing John Wilkes Booth speak as he ran from the stage toward the wings?

4. What title did the day of Abraham Lincoln's death come to be called?

5. Though Thomas Jones refused to accept all of the money that John Wilkes Booth offered to him, he did take enough to cover the cost of the getaway boat. How much money did he accept?

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