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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When John Wilkes Booth told the Garrett family where he was planning to go next, what town did he mention?
(a) Orange Court House.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Baltimore.
(d) Bowling Green.

2. What happened when Thomas Jones arrived in Richmond, Virginia in April of 1865 with the intention of completing his intended task?
(a) He discovered that he did not enjoy being a blacksmith.
(b) His wife had found another man while he was in prison.
(c) John Wilkes Booth rebuffed his offer of help with the assassination plot.
(d) The Confederate army had already evacuated the city and he went unpaid for his three years of service.

3. 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) Ulysses S. Grant.
(d) Lewis Powell.

4. 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) The middle of the night.
(b) A little before sunset.
(c) A little before sunrise.
(d) High noon.

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

6. 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) The newspapers had printed the article about the assassination plot that Lewis Powell had sent to them.
(c) Lewis Powell had not gotten away and had been immediately imprisoned.
(d) They were outdated by more than a week, so they did not mention the assassination attempt at all.

7. 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 crutches.
(b) A pair of six-shooters.
(c) A pair of spurs.
(d) A pair of suspenders.

8. Whose house did George Atzerodt visit for a midday meal late on Easter morning?
(a) John Surratt.
(b) Dr. Samuel Mudd.
(c) Hezekiah Metz.
(d) Captain Samuel Cox.

9. 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 he was too smart to be captured.
(c) He said that he would prefer being taken alive if possible.
(d) He said he would never be taken alive.

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

11. How did John Wilkes Booth describe his own hands with his last words?
(a) Troublesome.
(b) Ineffectual.
(c) Useless.
(d) Inane.

12. 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 it had been a dry spring and they were likely to start a forest fire.
(b) Because the heat of a fire would exacerbate their dehydration.
(c) Because the fire might be seen and it would give away their hiding place.
(d) Because he said they would build a fireplace on his next visit.

13. 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) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 4.

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

15. When John Garrett tried to throw John Wilkes Booth and George Atzerodt out of the house, what was his reason?
(a) He was tired of their demanding attitudes.
(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 thought they were preparing to steal the Garretts' horses.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

5. When the Union cavalry divided their forces in order to surround John Wilkes Booth, who headed the two columns?

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