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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XII-XIV & Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color uniforms did Southern soldiers wear during the Civil War?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

2. What weapons did Lewis Powell bring to William Seward's house, intending to kill him?
(a) A sword and a knife.
(b) A revolver and a knife.
(c) A pistol and a knife.
(d) A pistol and a revolver.

3. Upon what book is Chasing Lincoln's Killer based?
(a) John Wilkes Booth: Assassin.
(b) A Dire Deringer.
(c) Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer.
(d) Famous Assassinations.

4. How many words did Abraham Lincoln's inauguration speech of 1865 contain?
(a) 901.
(b) 601.
(c) 501.
(d) 701.

5. Which two family members did William Seward lose within a year of Abraham Lincoln's assassination?
(a) His son and his daughter.
(b) His brother and his sister.
(c) His wife and his brother.
(d) His wife and his daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Captain Samuel Cox feel when he suspected his summons might be connected to the assassination plots?

2. What query did Laura Keene make of Dr. Charles Leale after she gained entry to the President's box where Lincoln lay dying?

3. What lie did Dr. Samuel Mudd tell the soldiers in an attempt to lead them on a wild goose chase and throw them off the trail of John Wilkes Booth?

4. How was Abraham Lincoln's body transported to Springfield after his funeral?

5. When Dr. Samuel Mudd learned that John Wilkes Booth had assassinated Abraham Lincoln, he did not betray Booth to the soldiers he faced. He did, however, take what action when he returned to his farm where Booth was hiding from the law?

(see the answer key)

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