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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where in John Wilkes Booth's room at the National Hotel did investigators find a letter outlining the plot against the government?
(a) In the flue of the fireplace.
(b) In his dresser drawer.
(c) In his trunk.
(d) Under his mattress.

2. In addition to food, what other items did Thomas Jones bring to John Wilkes Booth and David Herold in their forest hiding place, much to John Wilkes Booth's delight?
(a) Newspapers.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Beer.
(d) Lemonade.

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

4. When John Garrett came back from a neighboring farm with news about the new reward amount offered for Abraham Lincoln's assassin, what was the new sum?
(a) $160,000.
(b) $120,000.
(c) $140,000.
(d) $200,000.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the only audience member at Ford's Theater the night of the assassination to chase after John Wilkes Booth after the shooting?

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

3. What was the reason that Captain Samuel Cox told John Wilkes Booth and David Herold not to make a fire in the forest?

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 monument in Washington, D.C. had recently been completed at the time of Lincoln's inauguration in 1865?

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