Chasing Lincoln's Killer (Review)

Chasing Lincoln's Killer (Review)

Directions

Read the questions carefully and do your best to click on the correct answers. Some of the questions will have MULTIPLE answers.

Multiple Choice

What were the final fates of the conspirators Mary Surratt, David Harold, George Atzerodt, and Lewis Powell?

• Execution by electric chair.

• Life prison sentences

• Execution by hanging.

Multiple Choice

What did Booth use as a clock to time his murder for the best possible moment?

• A pocket watch

• The play itself

• The Lincoln's conversation

Multiple Choice

Where was President Lincoln assassinated?

• At the inauguration in Washington D.C.

• At the Ford Theatre in Washington D.C.

• In Philadelphia while giving a speech

Multiple Select

Other than Lincoln, who else did Booth plan to have killed that night?

• Andrew Johnson

• Ulysses S. Grant

• William Seward

• George Atzerodt

Multiple Choice

What did Powell do when his gun did not fire at Seward?

• Panic and run out

• Take out his backup gun

• Hit Seward over the head with the gun

Multiple Choice

What does "sic semper tyrannis" mean?

• "thus always thugs"

• "thus we are avenged"

• "thus we did it"

• "thus always to tyrants"

Multiple Select

Which of the following men HELPED Booth and Herold hide/escape?

• Thomas Jones

• Edwin Stanton

• Samuel Mudd

• Henry Rathbone

Multiple Choice

How did John Surratt escape suspicion/capture for so long?

• He hid in Europe by joining the Queen's Army

• He hid in Rome by joining the Pope's Army

• He his in France by joining the French Army

Multiple Choice

Why did Booth want to kill President Abraham Lincoln?

• He was just bored out of his mind

• Booth wanted to be the President and become famous

• Because he was angry that Lincoln ended slavery

Multiple Choice

Who betrayed Powell and lead to his capture?

• John Wilkes Booth

• David Herold

• Mary Surratt

• John Surratt

Multiple Choice

When Dr. Mudd was questioned by the investigators, he surrendered the truth.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

John Wilkes Booth was happy with the way that Powell carried out his attack on Seward

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

What was the gun that Booth used to kill Lincoln?

• Rifle

• Derringer

• Shotgun

Multiple Choice

How did Booth react when the barn was set on fire?

• He immediately ran out

• He refused to come out until he was promised a fair fight

• He died immediately