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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many casualties did the Civil War result in?
(a) One million.
(b) 600,000.
(c) 200,000.
(d) 400,000.

2. After John Wilkes Booth crossed the bridge, he turned to look for his co-conspirators. Whom did he see?
(a) No one.
(b) Lewis Powell and George Atzerodt.
(c) David Herold and Lewis Powell.
(d) David Herold and George Atzerodt.

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) Fanny Seward screaming out of the window into the street.
(d) William Bell running out of the house and screaming.

4. What was the cause of William Seward's injuries that caused him to be healing in bed when the assassination attempt on his life was made?
(a) A fall.
(b) A carriage accident.
(c) An arrow wound.
(d) A ferris wheel accident.

5. Where did Lewis Powell sleep on the two nights subsequent to the events at William Seward's house?
(a) In his carriage.
(b) Under the Navy Yard Bridge.
(c) In a tree.
(d) In Mary Surratt's boardinghouse.

6. What query did Laura Keene make of Dr. Charles Leale after she gained entry to the President's box where Lincoln lay dying?
(a) She asked if she could cut a lock of Abraham Lincoln's hair.
(b) She asked if she could cradle Abraham Lincoln's head in her lap.
(c) She asked if she could have Abraham Lincoln's boots.
(d) She asked if she could gather some of Abraham Lincoln's blood.

7. Where was Abraham Lincoln taken after he was moved from Ford's Theater?
(a) Across the street to Laura Keene's house.
(b) Across the street to a restaurant's kitchen.
(c) Across the street to Petersen's boardinghouse.
(d) Across the street to the Sewards' home.

8. How long would it have taken John Wilkes Booth to reload if he had missed the fatal shot to Lincoln's head?
(a) 40 seconds.
(b) 2 minutes.
(c) 20 seconds.
(d) 5 seconds.

9. What literary device is James L. Swanson using when he refers to John Wilkes Booth's passion for lost causes?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Personification.
(c) Simile.
(d) Foreshadowing.

10. What weapons did Lewis Powell bring to William Seward's house, intending to kill him?
(a) A pistol and a knife.
(b) A revolver and a knife.
(c) A pistol and a revolver.
(d) A sword and a knife.

11. When Lewis Powell got outside and found that Herold had fled with the getaway carriage, what did he do?
(a) He took off running down the street.
(b) He pushed a passerby out of a carriage and stole it.
(c) He jumped on his horse and rode away.
(d) He rode off down the street on his bicycle.

12. What did George Atzerodt do just before he decided to abandon his plan to kill Vice President Andrew Johnson?
(a) He left a note on Andrew Johnson's door.
(b) He drank in the hotel lobby.
(c) He threw his revolver out of the hotel window.
(d) He knocked on Andrew Johnson's door.

13. For how many years did the Civil War last?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

14. What had John Wilkes Booth hidden along the carpet earlier in the day that he then used to barricade the door to the Presidential box behind him?
(a) A conductor's baton.
(b) A broom.
(c) A music stand.
(d) A nightstick.

15. How many stories did William Seward's house have, making Lewis Powell's task of finding him difficult?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What weapon did John Wilkes Booth ultimately use to kill Abraham Lincoln?

2. When Lewis Powell rang the bell at William Seward's house, what lie did he tell in order to gain entry?

3. Who ordered that Mary Todd Lincoln be removed from Abraham Lincoln's bedside and proclaimed that she would not be allowed in again?

4. How many words did Abraham Lincoln's inauguration speech of 1865 contain?

5. What was the role of Charles Forbes, the only man sitting outside of the Lincolns' theater box seat?

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