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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many nights in total did John Wilkes Booth and David Herold spend in the pine forest before they made the attempt to get to Virginia?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 4.

2. How much money did Edwin Stanton offer to anyone who could bring to justice Abraham Lincoln's killers?
(a) $200,000.
(b) $50,000.
(c) $100,000.
(d) $85,000.

3. Where were citizens permitted to view Abraham Lincoln's open casket?
(a) In the Oval Office of the Executive Mansion.
(b) In the Petersen Boarding House.
(c) Under the great dome inside the Capitol Building.
(d) In the courtyard of the Executive Mansion.

4. 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 six-shooters.
(b) A pair of crutches.
(c) A pair of spurs.
(d) A pair of suspenders.

5. What was the role of Charles Forbes, the only man sitting outside of the Lincolns' theater box seat?
(a) The Lincolns' servant.
(b) The head of the Secret Service.
(c) The Rathbones' servant.
(d) The theater's security guard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color ribbons did people wear as they expressed their grief over Abraham Lincoln's assassination?

2. What literary device is James L. Swanson using when he refers to John Wilkes Booth's passion for lost causes?

3. How long did John Wilkes Booth have between finding out about Lincoln's plans to attend the play and his assassination of the President?

4. What weapons did Lewis Powell bring to William Seward's house, intending to kill him?

5. Where did Lewis Powell sleep on the two nights subsequent to the events at William Seward's house?

(see the answer key)

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