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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 atrocity did Major Henry Rathbone commit 18 years after he accompanied the Lincolns to Ford's Theater, where Lincoln was assassinated?
(a) He committed suicide.
(b) He murdered his wife.
(c) He murdered his daughter.
(d) He assassinated the Vice President of the United States.

2. When John Garrett came back from a neighboring farm with news about the new reward amount offered for Abraham Lincoln's assassin, what was the new sum?
(a) $140,000.
(b) $160,000.
(c) $200,000.
(d) $120,000.

3. What noise finally led David Herold to flee the scene in the getaway carriage before Lewis Powell had emerged from the house?
(a) The sound of gunshots.
(b) The sound of barking dogs.
(c) William Bell running out of the house and screaming.
(d) Fanny Seward screaming out of the window into the street.

4. How many visitors visit the museum in the basement of Ford's Theater each year?
(a) 3 million.
(b) 500,000.
(c) 250,000.
(d) 1 million.

5. Who came to Mary Surratt's door at the precise moment her boarding house was being searched by soldiers?
(a) William Seward.
(b) George Atzerodt.
(c) David Herold.
(d) Lewis Powell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bridge was the only way out of Washington D.C. and into Maryland?

2. In what type of coffin was Abraham Lincoln transported back to the Executive Mansion?

3. What was John Wilkes Booth wearing when he went into hiding in the pine forest?

4. What distinctive marking did John Wilkes Booth's horse have on her body?

5. Where were citizens permitted to view Abraham Lincoln's open casket?

(see the answer key)

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