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

2. 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 uncle.
(b) Captain Samuel Cox's wife.
(c) Captain Samuel Cox's sister.
(d) Captain Samuel Cox's son.

3. On the night of April 11th at the Torchlight Parade, what did Lincoln say in his speech regarding African-Americans?
(a) That they had waited too long to be freed from slavery.
(b) That they should be granted the right to vote.
(c) That they should be free to marry whomever they chose, regardless of race.
(d) That they should each be granted 40 acres and a mule.

4. What literary device is James L. Swanson using when he refers to John Wilkes Booth's passion for lost causes?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Foreshadowing.
(c) Simile.
(d) Personification.

5. What was the name of the fisherman who agreed to ferry John Wilkes Booth and David Herold across the Rappahannock River?
(a) Charlie Lucas.
(b) William Rollins.
(c) George Atzerodt.
(d) George Rollins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the river that Thomas Jones was tasked with getting John Wilkes Booth and David Herold safely across?

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

3. On what did Lieutenant Doherty lay John Wilkes Booth's dead body upon his death?

4. How long would it have taken John Wilkes Booth to reload if he had missed the fatal shot to Lincoln's head?

5. What color uniforms did Southern soldiers wear during the Civil War?

(see the answer key)

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