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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 was John Wilkes Booth wearing when he went into hiding in the pine forest?
(a) A pair of pajamas.
(b) The equivalent of a modern-day business suit.
(c) A nightshirt.
(d) A tuxedo.

2. After Boston Corbett experienced both fame and notoriety due to his shooting of John Wilkes Booth, what happened to him?
(a) He went insane and disappeared.
(b) He was hung.
(c) He ran off to Europe.
(d) He bought a house in Virginia and had twelve children.

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

4. Whose house did George Atzerodt visit for a midday meal late on Easter morning?
(a) Dr. Samuel Mudd.
(b) Captain Samuel Cox.
(c) Hezekiah Metz.
(d) John Surratt.

5. How many slaves had Dr. Samuel Mudd owned before The Emancipation Proclamation was enacted by Abraham Lincoln?
(a) 15.
(b) 5.
(c) 11.
(d) 21.

Short Answer Questions

1. What punishment did Boston Corbett earn for his shooting of John Wilkes Booth?

2. What two reasons does James L. Swanson cite for an autopsy having been performed on Abraham Lincoln, though it was clear what had caused his death?

3. How long did John Wilkes Booth have between finding out about Lincoln's plans to attend the play and his assassination of the President?

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

5. On the night of April 11th at the Torchlight Parade, what did Lincoln say in his speech regarding African-Americans?

(see the answer key)

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