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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) John Surratt.
(b) Lieutenant Lafayette Baker.
(c) Lewis Powell.
(d) Ulysses S. Grant.

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

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

4. Where did John Wilkes Booth and David Herold go once they secured a wagon, a team of horses, and a driver?
(a) Port Conway.
(b) Port Orchard.
(c) Port Oslow.
(d) Port Washington.

5. What was the subject of John Wilkes Booth's hand tattoo?
(a) An anchor.
(b) The initials JWB.
(c) A heart.
(d) A Confederate Flag.

6. What set of items did Dr. Samuel Mudd make for John Wilkes Booth before he sent him away from the Mudd Farm?
(a) A pair of six-shooters.
(b) A pair of suspenders.
(c) A pair of spurs.
(d) A pair of crutches.

7. 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) $200,000.
(b) $140,000.
(c) $120,000.
(d) $160,000.

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

9. 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 hid in the attic of the farmhouse.
(c) They stood on the porch with their guns raised.
(d) They took John Garrett hostage.

10. 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) John Wilkes Booth.
(c) General Robert E. Lee.
(d) Laura Keene.

11. 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) George Atzerodt.
(b) Alma Garrett.
(c) Richard H. Garrett.
(d) Richard Garrett, Jr.

12. 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?
(a) Beer.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) Newspapers.
(d) Coffee.

13. What color were the horses that drew the carriage carrying Abraham Lincoln's coffin in the funeral procession?
(a) White.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) Tan.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of the fisherman who agreed to ferry John Wilkes Booth and David Herold across the Rappahannock River?

3. 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?

4. Which two co-conspirators did George Atzerodt implicate once he was caught by the authorities and confessed to his crimes?

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

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