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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Secretary of War Edwin Stanton realized that he could not continue with the manhunt for the assassins since he had so many other duties to take care of, to whom does he delegate the manhunt responsibility?
(a) Lieutenant Lafayette Baker.
(b) John Surratt.
(c) Lewis Powell.
(d) Ulysses S. Grant.

2. What sound did John Wilkes Booth hear during Thomas Jones' visit to the forest hideout that terrified him?
(a) The sounds of gunfire in the distance.
(b) The sounds of screeching owls.
(c) The sounds of clanking metal and horses' hooves pounding the earth.
(d) The sounds of crackling fire and men's voices.

3. What was the name of Richard H. Garrett's farm?
(a) Arachnid Hill.
(b) Ladybird Hill.
(c) Locust Hill.
(d) Mantis Hill.

4. What was the name of John Wilkes Booth's sister, whose home detectives raided in an effort to find anything associated with John Wilkes Booth?
(a) Asia Booth Clarke.
(b) China Booth Clarke.
(c) Botswana Booth Clarke.
(d) India Booth Clarke.

5. When John Garrett came back from a neighboring farm with news about the new reward amount offered for Abraham Lincoln's assassin, what was the new sum?
(a) $140,000.
(b) $200,000.
(c) $120,000.
(d) $160,000.

6. What story did John Wilkes Booth tell Richard H. Garrett about his predicament?
(a) He claimed that he had been injured while chasing Abraham Lincoln's assassins.
(b) He claimed that he had fallen out of a tree and had broken his leg.
(c) He claimed that George Atzerodt was his brother and that he was wanted for disloyalty to the Union.
(d) He claimed that he had been wounded in battle and was being chased by the Union cavalry.

7. When Thomas Jones brought newspapers to the assassins' hideout in the forest, what about the newspapers' reports on Lewis Powell's attack on William Seward surprised John Wilkes Booth?
(a) They were outdated by more than a week, so they did not mention the assassination attempt at all.
(b) The newspapers had printed the article about the assassination plot that Lewis Powell had sent to them.
(c) Lewis Powell had attacked not only William Seward, but his sons, his daughter, and his nurse.
(d) Lewis Powell had not gotten away and had been immediately imprisoned.

8. After Thomas Jones had been released from jail in April of 1865, for what purpose did he visit Richmond, Virginia?
(a) To reunite with his wife and children.
(b) To learn the trade of blacksmithing.
(c) To collect the money owed to him by the Confederacy.
(d) To join in the assassination plot.

9. What was Dr. RIchard Stuart's reaction to John Wilkes Booth's request for shelter for George Atzerodt and himself?
(a) He refused to feed them, but did agree to house them.
(b) He refused to house them, but did agree to feed them.
(c) He agreed to house them and rented them a team of horses for the next leg of their flight.
(d) He ordered them to leave his house immediately.

10. How was Abraham Lincoln's body transported to Springfield after his funeral?
(a) By horse-drawn carriage.
(b) By train.
(c) By hot air balloon.
(d) By boat.

11. When John Wilkes Booth told the Garrett family where he was planning to go next, what town did he mention?
(a) Baltimore.
(b) Orange Court House.
(c) Bowling Green.
(d) Philadelphia.

12. What happened when Thomas Jones arrived in Richmond, Virginia in April of 1865 with the intention of completing his intended task?
(a) The Confederate army had already evacuated the city and he went unpaid for his three years of service.
(b) He discovered that he did not enjoy being a blacksmith.
(c) John Wilkes Booth rebuffed his offer of help with the assassination plot.
(d) His wife had found another man while he was in prison.

13. What time of day did Thomas Jones think would be the best time for John Wilkes Booth and David Herold to cross the river and escape into the next state?
(a) High noon.
(b) A little before sunrise.
(c) A little before sunset.
(d) The middle of the night.

14. When John Wilkes Booth first met Thomas Jones, what did John Wilkes Booth say about his own possible capture?
(a) He said he was too smart to be captured.
(b) He said that he would prefer being taken alive if possible.
(c) He said he would be hung if he were captured.
(d) He said he would never be taken alive.

15. Who was the first person the soldiers questioned when they reached the Mudd Farm?
(a) Tad Mudd.
(b) Rachel Mudd.
(c) Mrs. Samuel Mudd.
(d) Dr. Samuel Mudd.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Captain Samuel Cox feel when he suspected his summons might be connected to the assassination plots?

2. In what type of coffin was Abraham Lincoln transported back to the Executive Mansion?

3. What happened to the Ford Theater as a result of its purported association with the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?

4. What was John Wilkes Booth wearing when he went into hiding in the pine forest?

5. When John Wilkes Booth became terrified at the sounds he heard during Thomas Jones' visit to the forest hideout, what is NOT one reason for his decision to hunker down and hope for the best?

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