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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 is James L. Swanson's profession, in addition to his status as an author?
(a) An electrician.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A librarian.

2. What monument in Washington, D.C. had recently been completed at the time of Lincoln's inauguration in 1865?
(a) The Capitol dome.
(b) The Lincoln monument.
(c) The Washington monument.
(d) The Smithsonian Museum.

3. What was Dr. RIchard Stuart's reaction to John Wilkes Booth's request for shelter for George Atzerodt and himself?
(a) He ordered them to leave his house immediately.
(b) He refused to house them, but did agree to feed them.
(c) He refused to feed them, but did agree to house them.
(d) He agreed to house them and rented them a team of horses for the next leg of their flight.

4. How did John Wilkes Booth describe his own hands with his last words?
(a) Troublesome.
(b) Inane.
(c) Ineffectual.
(d) Useless.

5. What ultimately happened to John Surratt once his trial was over?
(a) He was remanded to the custody of the Papal army.
(b) He was executed.
(c) He was imprisoned for three years.
(d) He was set free.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Abraham Lincoln taken after he was moved from Ford's Theater?

2. How many days did it take John Wilkes Booth to travel from Washington to Port Conway?

3. The plot to assassinate the top Union leaders included all but which of the following people?

4. What color ribbons did people wear as they expressed their grief over Abraham Lincoln's assassination?

5. Before he fled to Europe to escape capture, where did John Surratt go to hide when he learned of Abraham Lincoln's assassination?

(see the answer key)

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