Chasing Lincoln's Killer: Ch. 3-4

What weapon did JW Booth use to assasinate the president?

• Bowie Knife

• A Sword

• Deringer Pistol

Who was Lewis Powell supposed to kill?

• President Lincoln

• Vice President Johnson

• Secretary of State Seward

Why was Secretary of State Seward recovering in bed?

• He was attacked by a dog

• Carriage Accident

• Tuberculosis

• Fever

Who was the main assassinator in this chapter?

• Booth

• Seward

• Powell

• Herold

Who was the main target in this chapter?

• Lincoln

• Seward

• Powell

• Rathbone

The main target didn't die. At the end of the chapter, he told THIS to his daughter.

• "I am dead."

• "I am alive and well."

• "Go kill my murderer."

• "I am not dead."

Why was this victim an easy target?

• He'd recently been in an accident and was laid up in bed.

• He was the most hated by Booth.

• He was in a wheelchair.

• He was the vice president.

How did the assassinator gain entry into the house of the victim?

• He just walked right in.

• He acted as a doctor's messenger.

• He shot the servant.

• He called the victim on the phone to get his permission.

Which one of his conspirators does Booth met up with after shooting Lincoln outside Washington, D.C.?

• Lewis Powell

• David Herold

• George Atzerodt

• John Surratt

What request did actress Laura Keene make of the doctor treating President Lincoln in the Presidential box at Ford's Theater?

• To get her picture taken with the dying president.

• To take a lock of the president's hair.

• To cradle the dying president's head in her lap.

• To shake hands with Mrs. Lincoln.