Chasing Lincoln's Killer Chapter 4 Study Guide

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.

Why didn't the doctors take Lincoln back to the White House to die?

• The White House was too far.

• They were afraid other assassins would try to hurt the president on the way there.

• Mrs. Lincoln would not allow it.

• The carriage ride in the muddy, rutted road would be too much for the president.

What was Cobb ordered to do?

• to let no one cross the bridge after dark

• stop each carriage from going over the bridge

• notify the authorities if he sees Booth

• keep quiet

Where were Booth and Herold headed?

• Washington

• Surrattsville, Maryland

• The Herndon House

• Ford's Theater

Vice President Jackson was assassinated the same night as Abraham Lincoln. True or False

• True

• False

George Atzerodt was armed with two weapons. What were they? (Select two.)

• knife

• pistol (6-shot revolver)

• machete

• shot gun

Did Atzerodt murder Vice President Johnson?

• Yes

• No

• just a little bit

Which of the conspirators did not know the city well and thus, could not seem to find his way out of it? This same conspirator walked around Washington in a blood-stained coat!!!

• David Herold

• Lewis Powell

• John Wilkes Booth

• George Atzerodt

Out of the four conspirators, which two made it across the bridge and out of Washington? (Select two.)

• John Wilkes Booth

• George Atzerodt

• Lewis Powell

• David Herold