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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When they had finally cornered Abraham Lincoln's assassin, what was NOT one course of action taken by the Sixteenth New York Cavalry?

2. 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?

3. On what date did Abraham Lincoln's funeral take place?

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?

5. What did John Wilkes Booth and George Atzerodt do when their Confederate soldier friends said the Union cavalry was approaching the Garretts' farm?

Short Essay Questions

1. To what cause does James L. Swanson attribute the decision by doctors to perform an autopsy on Abraham Lincoln after his death?

2. What elements of the crime scene investigation mirror modern forensic methods used today?

3. What was ironic about the way in which John Wilkes Booth and David Herold got out of their predicament of getting lost on their way to Captain Samuel Cox's farm?

4. What was the first major break in the manhunt for the assassins and why was it significant?

5. Why was the decision made to shoot the healthy horses belonging to John Wilkes Booth and David Herold?

6. Why did authorities feel that they had such an airtight case against John Wilkes Booth for killing Abraham Lincoln if they were ever able to bring him to justice in a court of law?

7. Within the entirety of the manhunt for John Wilkes Booth, what event acted as the closest the manhunters ever came to capturing John Wilkes Booth, besides the last standoff at Garrett Farm?

8. What evidence was there that indicated Thomas Jones's sole reason for helping John Wilkes Booth was because he shared the same values with the assassin?

9. What type of tone does James L. Swanson use in describing the actions of Lafayette Baker and his men as they surrounded the barn in which they knew John Wilkes Booth was hiding?

10. What was it about Thomas Jones' role in helping the fugitives John Wilkes Booth and David Herold put Thomas Jones' own life in such grave danger?

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