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

2. Who answered the door when Lewis Powell rang the doorbell at William Seward's house?
(a) William Seward's doctor.
(b) The Sewards' servant.
(c) Fanny Seward.
(d) Frederick Seward.

3. For how many years did the Civil War last?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

4. What bridge was the only way out of Washington D.C. and into Maryland?
(a) Navy Yard Bridge.
(b) Philadelphia Bridge.
(c) Yankeetown Bridge.
(d) Washington Bridge.

5. When John Wilkes Booth first met Thomas Jones, what did John Wilkes Booth say about his own possible capture?
(a) He said that he would prefer being taken alive if possible.
(b) He said he would never be taken alive.
(c) He said he would be hung if he were captured.
(d) He said he was too smart to be captured.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the subject of John Wilkes Booth's hand tattoo?

2. How many casualties did the Civil War result in?

3. Though several couples declined the Lincolns' invitation to attend the play, one couple did accept. Who accompanied the Lincolns to the play on the night of Lincoln's assassination?

4. Who was the only actor on stage when Booth made his leap from the balcony?

5. What did George Atzerodt do just before he decided to abandon his plan to kill Vice President Andrew Johnson?

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