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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When John Garrett tried to throw John Wilkes Booth and George Atzerodt out of the house, what was his reason?
(a) He was tired of their demanding attitudes.
(b) He thought they were preparing to steal the Garretts' horses.
(c) He began to suspect that they were associated with Abraham Lincoln's assassination.
(d) He thought his father would be angry with him for letting the men stay for so many nights.

2. The plot to assassinate the top Union leaders included all but which of the following people?
(a) Vice President Andrew Johnson.
(b) Secretary of State William Seward.
(c) President Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Department of Justice Head Alistair Sim.

3. What two items did John Wilkes Booth retrieve from Mary Sarratt's boardinghouse on the night of the assassination attempts?
(a) A knife and a horse.
(b) A map and a compass.
(c) A gun and a knife.
(d) Binoculars and a gun.

4. Whose house did George Atzerodt visit for a midday meal late on Easter morning?
(a) John Surratt.
(b) Hezekiah Metz.
(c) Captain Samuel Cox.
(d) Dr. Samuel Mudd.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What injury did John Wilkes Booth sustain in his leap from the Presidential box to the theater stage?

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

3. What story did John Wilkes Booth tell Richard H. Garrett about his predicament?

4. What was the name of the prison where all of the assassination co-conspirators were sent once captured?

5. When Lewis Powell rang the bell at William Seward's house, what lie did he tell in order to gain entry?

(see the answer key)

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