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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. Who relented and released the body of John Wilkes Booth to the assassin's brother Edwin?
(a) Ulysses S. Grant.
(b) Wiliam Seward.
(c) President Andrew Johnson.
(d) Edwin Stanton.

2. Where was John Wilkes Booth's body moved when it was released to his brother?
(a) Baltimore, Maryland.
(b) Richmond, Virginia.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) Atlanta, Georgia.

3. How long after the end of the manhunt did the government pay out rewards to people who had helped to capture John Wilkes Booth?
(a) A little more than a month.
(b) A little more than a year.
(c) A little more than a week.
(d) A little more than six months.

4. When Secretary of War Edwin Stanton realized that he could not continue with the manhunt for the assassins since he had so many other duties to take care of, to whom does he delegate the manhunt responsibility?
(a) John Surratt.
(b) Lieutenant Lafayette Baker.
(c) Lewis Powell.
(d) Ulysses S. Grant.

5. What was the name of Richard H. Garrett's farm?
(a) Ladybird Hill.
(b) Mantis Hill.
(c) Locust Hill.
(d) Arachnid Hill.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Dr. Samuel Mudd's prison sentence commuted?

2. What injury did John Wilkes Booth sustain in his leap from the Presidential box to the theater stage?

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

4. How many people attempted to claim the reward for the capture of John Wilkes Booth?

5. What does the word secede mean?

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