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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 set of items did Dr. Samuel Mudd make for John Wilkes Booth before he sent him away from the Mudd Farm?
(a) A pair of crutches.
(b) A pair of suspenders.
(c) A pair of spurs.
(d) A pair of six-shooters.

2. How many words did Abraham Lincoln's inauguration speech of 1865 contain?
(a) 501.
(b) 701.
(c) 901.
(d) 601.

3. 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 loss of the reward money and the loss of his business reputation.
(d) The burned barn and the food eaten by the cavalry horses.

4. How long did the trial last for those who were eventually hanged?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 1 year.

5. What injury did John Wilkes Booth sustain in his leap from the Presidential box to the theater stage?
(a) A broken wrist.
(b) A broken leg.
(c) A broken ankle.
(d) A broken nose.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Union cavalry divided their forces in order to surround John Wilkes Booth, who headed the two columns?

2. What was NOT one ultimate goal of John Wilkes Booth when he assassinated Abraham Lincoln?

3. What color uniforms did Northern soldiers wear during the Civil War?

4. What two items did John Wilkes Booth retrieve from Mary Sarratt's boardinghouse on the night of the assassination attempts?

5. How did the news of John Wilkes Booth's death travel across the country?

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