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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which two co-conspirators did George Atzerodt implicate once he was caught by the authorities and confessed to his crimes?
(a) John Wilkes Booth and Lewis Powell.
(b) Mary Surratt and Dr. Samuel Mudd.
(c) Lewis Powell and David Herold.
(d) John Surratt and Dr. Samuel Mudd.

2. 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) $23.
(b) $18.
(c) $58.
(d) $38.

3. 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) Delaware.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) Virginia.

4. 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) His actor friend burned it.
(c) It got lost in the mail.
(d) The newspaper decided not to publish it.

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

6. 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 join in the assassination plot.
(c) To collect the money owed to him by the Confederacy.
(d) To learn the trade of blacksmithing.

7. 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 confiscated from the Ford family.
(c) It was shuttered forever and never showed another play.
(d) It was burned down.

8. 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) India Booth Clarke.
(b) Botswana Booth Clarke.
(c) Asia Booth Clarke.
(d) China Booth Clarke.

9. 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) Lemonade.
(b) Newspapers.
(c) Beer.
(d) Coffee.

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

11. When they had finally cornered Abraham Lincoln's assassin, what was NOT one course of action taken by the Sixteenth New York Cavalry?
(a) They sent an unarmed civilian to disarm him.
(b) All of the soldiers charged the barn at once.
(c) They attempted to coax him out of the barn.
(d) They threatened to burn the barn down if the occupants did not emerge.

12. How many nights in total did John Wilkes Booth and David Herold spend in the pine forest before they made the attempt to get to Virginia?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

13. What title did the day of Abraham Lincoln's death come to be called?
(a) Black Easter.
(b) Black Palm Sunday.
(c) Black Sunday.
(d) Black Good Friday.

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 threatened Mr. Lucas with violence.
(b) He threatened to kill Mr. Lucas's son Charlie.
(c) He told Mr. Lucas that his killing of Abraham Lincoln had been an accident.
(d) He paid Mr. Lucas one hundred dollars.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who became President of the United States upon Abraham Lincoln's death?

2. What set of items did Dr. Samuel Mudd make for John Wilkes Booth before he sent him away from the Mudd Farm?

3. How many days did it take John Wilkes Booth to travel from Washington to Port Conway?

4. 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?

5. 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?

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