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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two reasons does James L. Swanson cite for an autopsy having been performed on Abraham Lincoln, though it was clear what had caused his death?
(a) The doctors wanted to study the effects of epilepsy and they were experiencing morbid curiosity.
(b) The doctors had to perform an autopsy by law since it had been a homicide and they wanted the bullet.
(c) The doctors were paid by opportunists to perform the autopsy and they were experiencing morbid curiosity.
(d) The doctors wanted the bullet and they were experiencing morbid curiosity.

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

3. 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 H. Garrett.
(c) George Atzerodt.
(d) Richard Garrett, Jr.

4. On what date did Abraham Lincoln's funeral take place?
(a) April 1, 1865.
(b) April 14, 1865.
(c) April 30, 1865.
(d) April 19, 1865.

5. 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) Beer.
(c) Newspapers.
(d) Coffee.

6. What color ribbons did people wear as they expressed their grief over Abraham Lincoln's assassination?
(a) Black.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

7. What happened when Thomas Jones arrived in Richmond, Virginia in April of 1865 with the intention of completing his intended task?
(a) The Confederate army had already evacuated the city and he went unpaid for his three years of service.
(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) He discovered that he did not enjoy being a blacksmith.

8. 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) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

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

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

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

12. 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) John.
(c) Sam.
(d) Sartre.

13. When Dr. Samuel Mudd learned that John Wilkes Booth had assassinated Abraham Lincoln, he did not betray Booth to the soldiers he faced. He did, however, take what action when he returned to his farm where Booth was hiding from the law?
(a) He shot Booth in the leg.
(b) He sent out smoke signals to the cavalry about Booth's whereabouts.
(c) He angrily told Booth to leave his farm immediately.
(d) He threatened Booth with a knife.

14. When John Wilkes Booth became terrified at the sounds he heard during Thomas Jones' visit to the forest hideout, what is NOT one reason for his decision to hunker down and hope for the best?
(a) Thomas Jones was unarmed.
(b) Any direction in which they ran would be out in an open clearing.
(c) David Herold had never been in a battle before.
(d) John Wilkes Booth could not walk due to his broken leg.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whose house did John Wilkes Booth and David Herold flee once Dr. Samuel Mudd had insisted they leave his farm?

2. After Thomas Jones had been released from jail in April of 1865, for what purpose did he visit Richmond, Virginia?

3. Who was the subject of the incriminating photograph the soldiers find behind a picture frame in Mary Surratt's boarding house?

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

5. When John Wilkes Booth first met Thomas Jones, what did John Wilkes Booth say about his own possible capture?

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