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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bridge was the only way out of Washington D.C. and into Maryland?
(a) Navy Yard Bridge.
(b) Philadelphia Bridge.
(c) Yankeetown Bridge.
(d) Washington Bridge.

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

3. Though Dr. Samuel Mudd did not know about John Wilkes Booth's recent plan to assassinate the President, of what previous abandoned plot was Mudd aware?
(a) The plot to kidnap William Seward.
(b) The plot to overthrow the Union government and install Confederate leaders instead.
(c) The plot to assassinate Mary Todd Lincoln.
(d) The plot to kidnap the president.

4. How long did John Wilkes Booth have between finding out about Lincoln's plans to attend the play and his assassination of the President?
(a) 8 hours.
(b) 10 hours.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 2 days.

5. What did the actress Laura Keene use as a passport into the President's box at Ford's Theater where Abraham Lincoln lay dying?
(a) A pitcher of water.
(b) A pile of clean sheets.
(c) A blanket.
(d) A pillow.

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

7. What did David Herold say was a condition of helping Lewis Powell with the plot to assassinate William Seward?
(a) He did not want to kill anybody himself.
(b) He did not want to enact the plot during daylight hours.
(c) He did not want to have to clean up any mess.
(d) He did not want to drive the carriage.

8. 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) In a tree.
(c) Under the Navy Yard Bridge.
(d) In his carriage.

9. When Lewis Powell rang the bell at William Seward's house, what lie did he tell in order to gain entry?
(a) That he was a messenger delivering medicine to William Seward.
(b) That he had a telegram addressed to William Seward.
(c) That he wanted an autograph from William Seward.
(d) That he was delivering the Sewards' grocery order.

10. What did Lewis Powell carry with him to William Sewards' door in order to make his lie more believable?
(a) A small package wrapped in paper and tied with string.
(b) An autograph book and a pen.
(c) A bag of groceries.
(d) A telegram.

11. What tool did Dr. Charles Leale use to remove the blood clot from Abraham Lincoln's head in order to relieve pressure on his brain?
(a) His fingers.
(b) A pocketknife.
(c) A toothpick.
(d) A scalpel.

12. 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 ferris wheel accident.
(b) A fall.
(c) A carriage accident.
(d) An arrow wound.

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

14. Where were Mary Surratt's tavern and boardinghouse located at which John Wilkes Booth had hidden weapons and supplies to be retrieved after his murder of Abraham Lincoln?
(a) Delaware.
(b) On the Potomac River.
(c) Maryland.
(d) Washington, D.C.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was William Seward's daughter Fanny on the night of the assassination attempt?

2. 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?

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

4. The plot to assassinate the top Union leaders included all but which of the following people?

5. What piece of medical equipment did Dr. Charles Leale send a hospital steward to retrieve so that he could work on Lincoln's brain in hopes of saving him?

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