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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who became President of the United States upon Abraham Lincoln's death?
(a) Andrew Johnson.
(b) William Seward.
(c) George Atzerodt.
(d) Salmon Chase.

4. What state did John Wilkes Booth and David Herold hope to escape into by crossing a major river, since that state's population was full of Confederate sympathizers?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) Maryland.
(c) Delaware.
(d) Virginia.

5. 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) Lewis Powell had attacked not only William Seward, but his sons, his daughter, and his nurse.
(b) They were outdated by more than a week, so they did not mention the assassination attempt at all.
(c) The newspapers had printed the article about the assassination plot that Lewis Powell had sent to them.
(d) Lewis Powell had not gotten away and had been immediately imprisoned.

6. What color ribbons did people wear as they expressed their grief over Abraham Lincoln's assassination?
(a) Blue.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

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

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

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

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

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

12. Who was the subject of the incriminating photograph the soldiers find behind a picture frame in Mary Surratt's boarding house?
(a) General Ulysses S. Grant.
(b) Laura Keene.
(c) John Wilkes Booth.
(d) General Robert E. Lee.

13. 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?
(a) The doctors wanted to study the effects of epilepsy and they were experiencing morbid curiosity.
(b) The doctors had to perform an autopsy by law since it had been a homicide and they wanted the bullet.
(c) The doctors wanted the bullet and they were experiencing morbid curiosity.
(d) The doctors were paid by opportunists to perform the autopsy and they were experiencing morbid curiosity.

14. Who accompanied Reverend Gurley when it was time to tell Mary Todd Lincoln that her husband Abraham Lincoln had died?
(a) Robert Lincoln.
(b) Laura Keene.
(c) Dr. Samuel Mudd.
(d) Tad Lincoln.

15. 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 south.
(b) He claimed the strangers at his farm had asked for directions to a farm to the east.
(c) He claimed the strangers at his farm had asked for directions to a farm to the west.
(d) He claimed the strangers at his farm had asked for directions to a farm to the north.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Thomas Jones brought newspapers to the assassins' hideout in the forest, what about the newspapers' reports on his shooting of Abraham Lincoln surprised John Wilkes Booth?

2. Who was sent to fetch Thomas Jones in hopes that he would help John Wilkes Booth and David Herold in their next escape step?

3. What is the name of the river that Thomas Jones was tasked with getting John Wilkes Booth and David Herold safely across?

4. 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?

5. What was Dr. RIchard Stuart's reaction to John Wilkes Booth's request for shelter for George Atzerodt and himself?

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