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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was the only audience member at Ford's Theater the night of the assassination to chase after John Wilkes Booth after the shooting?
(a) Major Rathbone.
(b) Mary Todd Lincoln.
(c) Joseph Stewart.
(d) Laura Keene.

3. What two items did John Wilkes Booth retrieve from Mary Sarratt's boardinghouse on the night of the assassination attempts?
(a) Binoculars and a gun.
(b) A gun and a knife.
(c) A knife and a horse.
(d) A map and a compass.

4. Who confronted Lewis Powell at the top of the stairs on the second floor of William Seward's house?
(a) Frederick Seward.
(b) Fanny Seward.
(c) John Wilkes Booth.
(d) Major Rathbone.

5. Who was the only other person in William Seward's bedroom besides William Seward and Fanny Seward?
(a) Frederick Seward, who was helping Fanny to nurse their father William Seward.
(b) Sergeant Robinson, who was serving as a nurse to William Seward.
(c) Major Rathbone, who was guarding William Seward.
(d) Ashton Lovelier, William Seward's main doctor.

6. What was the title of the play during which Abraham Lincoln was assassinated?
(a) The Importance of Being Earnest.
(b) Our Town.
(c) Our American Cousin.
(d) Oklahoma.

7. Who asked Dr. Charles Leale to treat him first, before the doctor tended to Abraham Lincoln?
(a) Colonel Murray.
(b) Captain Stargazer.
(c) Major Rathbone.
(d) Sergeant Robinson.

8. What was the subject of the photographs John Wilkes Booth took with him the night of the assassination?
(a) His children.
(b) The Confederate flag.
(c) His five favorite girlfriends.
(d) His mother.

9. On what date did Richmond, Virginia, the capital city of the Confederate States of America, fall to Union forces?
(a) April 3, 1870.
(b) April 3, 1863.
(c) April 3, 1866.
(d) April 3, 1865.

10. 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.

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

12. What was the subject of Lincoln's dream the night before the assassination, as recorded by Secretary Welles in his diary?
(a) Air.
(b) Water.
(c) Fire.
(d) Earth.

13. What previous act had John Wilkes Booth and his conspirators plotted in 1864 that had never come to fruition?
(a) The assassination of Mary Todd Lincoln.
(b) The robbery of Fort Knox.
(c) The kidnapping of Lincoln and the holding of his person as a hostage for the Confederacy.
(d) The explosion of the Union Railroad.

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

15. What fraction of the casualties during the Civil War died due to disease?
(a) 2/3.
(b) 1/2.
(c) 1/3.
(d) 1/4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the ultimate goal of John Wilkes Booth and his conspirators' plan to assassinate the Union government's top leaders?

2. What wound did Lewis Powell successfully inflict upon William Seward, though he did not succeed in killing him?

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. How many slaves had Dr. Samuel Mudd owned before The Emancipation Proclamation was enacted by Abraham Lincoln?

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