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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was sent to fetch Thomas Jones in hopes that he would help John Wilkes Booth and David Herold in their next escape step?
(a) Captain Samuel Cox's son.
(b) Captain Samuel Cox's sister.
(c) Captain Samuel Cox's uncle.
(d) Captain Samuel Cox's wife.

2. 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?
(a) India Booth Clarke.
(b) Botswana Booth Clarke.
(c) Asia Booth Clarke.
(d) China Booth Clarke.

3. Which two co-conspirators did George Atzerodt implicate once he was caught by the authorities and confessed to his crimes?
(a) John Surratt and Dr. Samuel Mudd.
(b) John Wilkes Booth and Lewis Powell.
(c) Mary Surratt and Dr. Samuel Mudd.
(d) Lewis Powell and David Herold.

4. What weapon did John Wilkes Booth ultimately use to kill Abraham Lincoln?
(a) A .44 Deringer.
(b) A Colt .45.
(c) A musket.
(d) A Smith and Wesson .45.

5. What rule was in place about the bridge that John Wilkes Booth intended to cross on his escape into Maryland?
(a) No one was allowed to take a horse over the bridge.
(b) Anyone crossing the bridge had to pay a toll.
(c) Any crossing the bridge had to dismount his horse and walk his horse over the bridge.
(d) No one was allowed to cross the bridge after dark.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Dr. RIchard Stuart's reaction to John Wilkes Booth's request for shelter for George Atzerodt and himself?

2. What joke did George Atzerodt make that caused a guest at the midday meal to report him to the authorities?

3. What sound did John Wilkes Booth hear during Thomas Jones' visit to the forest hideout that terrified him?

4. What piece of medical equipment did Dr. Charles Leale send a hospital steward to retrieve so that he could work on Lincoln's brain in hopes of saving him?

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

(see the answer key)

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