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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days did it take John Wilkes Booth to travel from Washington to Port Conway?
(a) 8 days.
(b) 10 days.
(c) 14 days.
(d) 5 days.

2. What lie did Dr. Samuel Mudd tell the soldiers in an attempt to lead them on a wild goose chase and throw them off the trail of John Wilkes Booth?
(a) He claimed the strangers at his farm had asked for directions to a farm to the north.
(b) He claimed the strangers at his farm had asked for directions to a farm to the south.
(c) He claimed the strangers at his farm had asked for directions to a farm to the east.
(d) He claimed the strangers at his farm had asked for directions to a farm to the west.

3. What happened to the letter about John Wilkes Booth's assassination of Abraham Lincoln that he had given to his actor friend in order to have it published in a newspaper?
(a) His actor friend buried it.
(b) It got lost in the mail.
(c) His actor friend burned it.
(d) The newspaper decided not to publish it.

4. On what date did Abraham Lincoln's funeral take place?
(a) April 30, 1865.
(b) April 1, 1865.
(c) April 19, 1865.
(d) April 14, 1865.

5. Who sent a telegram to Major General Dix, sending the news that Abraham Lincoln had died?
(a) Mary Todd Lincoln.
(b) Edwin M. Stanton.
(c) Dr. Charles Leale.
(d) Surgeon General Barnes.

6. Though Thomas Jones refused to accept all of the money that John Wilkes Booth offered to him, he did take enough to cover the cost of the getaway boat. How much money did he accept?
(a) $38.
(b) $58.
(c) $23.
(d) $18.

7. When the Union cavalry divided their forces in order to surround John Wilkes Booth, who headed the two columns?
(a) Ulysses S. Grant and Edwin Stanton.
(b) Everton Conger and Edward Doherty.
(c) Charlie Lucas and Dr. Samuel Mudd.
(d) Lafayette Baker and Luther Byron Baker.

8. When Dr. Samuel Mudd learned that John Wilkes Booth had assassinated Abraham Lincoln, he did not betray Booth to the soldiers he faced. He did, however, take what action when he returned to his farm where Booth was hiding from the law?
(a) He sent out smoke signals to the cavalry about Booth's whereabouts.
(b) He shot Booth in the leg.
(c) He angrily told Booth to leave his farm immediately.
(d) He threatened Booth with a knife.

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

10. 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) $120,000.
(c) $160,000.
(d) $200,000.

11. What happened to the Ford Theater as a result of its purported association with the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?
(a) It was burned down.
(b) It was confiscated from the Ford family.
(c) It was blown up with dynamite.
(d) It was shuttered forever and never showed another play.

12. Where were citizens permitted to view Abraham Lincoln's open casket?
(a) In the courtyard of the Executive Mansion.
(b) In the Oval Office of the Executive Mansion.
(c) In the Petersen Boarding House.
(d) Under the great dome inside the Capitol Building.

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

14. How did John Wilkes Booth gain shelter for the night at the home of Lucas, the African-American neighbor of Dr. Richard Stuart?
(a) He told Mr. Lucas that his killing of Abraham Lincoln had been an accident.
(b) He threatened Mr. Lucas with violence.
(c) He threatened to kill Mr. Lucas's son Charlie.
(d) He paid Mr. Lucas one hundred dollars.

15. In what type of coffin was Abraham Lincoln transported back to the Executive Mansion?
(a) An ebony coffin.
(b) A polished walnut box.
(c) A marble coffin.
(d) A plain pine box.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did George Atzerodt purchase during his trip into Bowling Green?

2. In addition to food, what other items did Thomas Jones bring to John Wilkes Booth and David Herold in their forest hiding place, much to John Wilkes Booth's delight?

3. When the authorities searched John Wilkes Booth's room and found a letter explaining the assassination plot, what name was signed at the bottom of the letter?

4. How did John Wilkes Booth describe his own hands with his last words?

5. 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?

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