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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 west.
(d) He claimed the strangers at his farm had asked for directions to a farm to the east.

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

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

4. When John Garrett tried to throw John Wilkes Booth and George Atzerodt out of the house, what was his reason?
(a) He thought they were preparing to steal the Garretts' horses.
(b) He thought his father would be angry with him for letting the men stay for so many nights.
(c) He began to suspect that they were associated with Abraham Lincoln's assassination.
(d) He was tired of their demanding attitudes.

5. Who came to Mary Surratt's door at the precise moment her boarding house was being searched by soldiers?
(a) George Atzerodt.
(b) Lewis Powell.
(c) David Herold.
(d) William Seward.

6. What was the reason that Captain Samuel Cox told John Wilkes Booth and David Herold not to make a fire in the forest?
(a) Because he said they would build a fireplace on his next visit.
(b) Because the fire might be seen and it would give away their hiding place.
(c) Because the heat of a fire would exacerbate their dehydration.
(d) Because it had been a dry spring and they were likely to start a forest fire.

7. What did John Wilkes Booth and George Atzerodt do when their Confederate soldier friends said the Union cavalry was approaching the Garretts' farm?
(a) They ran into the woods behind the farm and hid.
(b) They stood on the porch with their guns raised.
(c) They took John Garrett hostage.
(d) They hid in the attic of the farmhouse.

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

9. When John Wilkes Booth became agitated upon seeing riders pass the Garretts' farm, whom did he ask to retrieve his pistols and gun belt?
(a) Alma Garrett.
(b) Richard Garrett, Jr.
(c) Richard H. Garrett.
(d) George Atzerodt.

10. Which newspaper had John Wilkes Booth named to his friend as the one he wanted to publish his letter about his assassination of Abraham Lincoln?
(a) The Arlington Gazette.
(b) The Washington Post.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) The National Intelligencer.

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

12. At what time did Abraham Lincoln die on April 15, 1865?
(a) 9:22 p.m.
(b) 1:22 p.m.
(c) 8:22 p.m.
(d) 7:22 a.m.

13. 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) Delaware.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Maryland.

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

15. What was the name of the prison where all of the assassination co-conspirators were sent once captured?
(a) Sing Sing Prison.
(b) San Quentin Prison.
(c) Leavenworth Prison.
(d) Old Capitol Prison.

Short Answer Questions

1. What signal did Captain Samuel Cox tell David Herold and John Wilkes Booth that someone they could trust would use as they approached the forest hiding place?

2. Where were citizens permitted to view Abraham Lincoln's open casket?

3. What color ribbons did people wear as they expressed their grief over Abraham Lincoln's assassination?

4. Where did John Wilkes Booth and David Herold go once they secured a wagon, a team of horses, and a driver?

5. What title did the day of Abraham Lincoln's death come to be called?

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