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

2. For what crime had Thomas Jones been jailed for months prior to getting out in April of 1865?
(a) Counterfeiting.
(b) Disloyalty to the Union.
(c) Public intoxication.
(d) Insubordination to an officer.

3. What two reasons does James L. Swanson cite for an autopsy having been performed on Abraham Lincoln, though it was clear what had caused his death?
(a) The doctors were paid by opportunists to perform the autopsy and they were experiencing morbid curiosity.
(b) The doctors had to perform an autopsy by law since it had been a homicide and they wanted the bullet.
(c) The doctors wanted to study the effects of epilepsy and they were experiencing morbid curiosity.
(d) The doctors wanted the bullet and they were experiencing morbid curiosity.

4. Where did John Wilkes Booth and David Herold go once they secured a wagon, a team of horses, and a driver?
(a) Port Orchard.
(b) Port Conway.
(c) Port Oslow.
(d) Port Washington.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where were citizens permitted to view Abraham Lincoln's open casket?

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

4. Where were Mary Surratt's tavern and boardinghouse located at which John Wilkes Booth had hidden weapons and supplies to be retrieved after his murder of Abraham Lincoln?

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?

(see the answer key)

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