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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 wound did Lewis Powell successfully inflict upon William Seward, though he did not succeed in killing him?
(a) He shot William Seward's ear.
(b) He cut a deep wound in William Seward's arm.
(c) He cut a deep wound in William Seward's face.
(d) He shot William Seward in the leg.
2. The plot to assassinate the top Union leaders included all but which of the following people?
(a) President Abraham Lincoln.
(b) Secretary of State William Seward.
(c) Vice President Andrew Johnson.
(d) Department of Justice Head Alistair Sim.
3. How many slaves had Dr. Samuel Mudd owned before The Emancipation Proclamation was enacted by Abraham Lincoln?
(a) 21.
(b) 5.
(c) 15.
(d) 11.
4. Worried that Lewis Powell or other assassins might return to the house, what action did Fanny Seward take throughout the night after the attack?
(a) She kept candles burning in every room.
(b) She barricaded the door of her father's room.
(c) She searched the house.
(d) She stockpiled firearms inside her father's room.
5. For what losses did Richard H. Garrett sue the U. S. government?
(a) The burned farmhouse and the ruined floor of the barn.
(b) Ten horses.
(c) The burned barn and the food eaten by the cavalry horses.
(d) The loss of the reward money and the loss of his business reputation.
Short Answer Questions
1. When John Wilkes Booth became agitated upon seeing riders pass the Garretts' farm, whom did he ask to retrieve his pistols and gun belt?
2. What weapon did John Wilkes Booth ultimately use to kill Abraham Lincoln?
3. What had John Wilkes Booth hidden along the carpet earlier in the day that he then used to barricade the door to the Presidential box behind him?
4. Who confronted Lewis Powell at the top of the stairs on the second floor of William Seward's house?
5. What was the role of Charles Forbes, the only man sitting outside of the Lincolns' theater box seat?
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