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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Before he fled to Europe to escape capture, where did John Surratt go to hide when he learned of Abraham Lincoln's assassination?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Venezuela.
(c) Canada.
(d) Russia.
2. Who came to Mary Surratt's door at the precise moment her boarding house was being searched by soldiers?
(a) George Atzerodt.
(b) David Herold.
(c) Lewis Powell.
(d) William Seward.
3. 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 National Intelligencer.
(b) The Arlington Gazette.
(c) The Washington Post.
(d) The New York Times.
4. When John Wilkes Booth told the Garrett family where he was planning to go next, what town did he mention?
(a) Baltimore.
(b) Bowling Green.
(c) Orange Court House.
(d) Philadelphia.
5. 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 burned down.
(c) It was confiscated from the Ford family.
(d) It was shuttered forever and never showed another play.
6. Where were citizens permitted to view Abraham Lincoln's open casket?
(a) In the Petersen Boarding House.
(b) In the Oval Office of the Executive Mansion.
(c) Under the great dome inside the Capitol Building.
(d) In the courtyard of the Executive Mansion.
7. What time of day did Thomas Jones think would be the best time for John Wilkes Booth and David Herold to cross the river and escape into the next state?
(a) A little before sunrise.
(b) The middle of the night.
(c) High noon.
(d) A little before sunset.
8. Who sent a telegram to Major General Dix, sending the news that Abraham Lincoln had died?
(a) Mary Todd Lincoln.
(b) Dr. Charles Leale.
(c) Surgeon General Barnes.
(d) Edwin M. Stanton.
9. What was the subject of John Wilkes Booth's hand tattoo?
(a) An anchor.
(b) A Confederate Flag.
(c) The initials JWB.
(d) A heart.
10. 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?
(a) Sal.
(b) Sam.
(c) Sartre.
(d) John.
11. How much money did Edwin Stanton offer to anyone who could bring to justice Abraham Lincoln's killers?
(a) $200,000.
(b) $85,000.
(c) $50,000.
(d) $100,000.
12. How was Abraham Lincoln's body transported to Springfield after his funeral?
(a) By hot air balloon.
(b) By train.
(c) By boat.
(d) By horse-drawn carriage.
13. When John Garrett tried to throw John Wilkes Booth and George Atzerodt out of the house, what was his reason?
(a) He thought his father would be angry with him for letting the men stay for so many nights.
(b) He was tired of their demanding attitudes.
(c) He thought they were preparing to steal the Garretts' horses.
(d) He began to suspect that they were associated with Abraham Lincoln's assassination.
14. Who became President of the United States upon Abraham Lincoln's death?
(a) Andrew Johnson.
(b) Salmon Chase.
(c) George Atzerodt.
(d) William Seward.
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 east.
(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 north.
Short Answer Questions
1. 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?
2. 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?
3. At what time did Abraham Lincoln die on April 15, 1865?
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. In what type of coffin was Abraham Lincoln transported back to the Executive Mansion?
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