Lincoln Assassination

John Wilkes Booth could be accurately called a Southern Sympathizer.

• True

• False

John Wilkes Booth's original plan regarding Abraham Lincoln was what?

• To Bomb the Capital Building

• To Kidnap Him

• Have Someone Else Assassinate Him

• Become Lincoln's Bodyguard

What is the name of the play that Lincoln goes to see at Ford's Theatre?

• The Storm

• A Bitter Fate

• Our American Cousin

• The Octoroon

• The Death of a President

Answer explanation

Which is NOT True of the actions at Ford's Theatre on the night of the assassination?

• He kills both Lincoln and Henry Rathbone (Lincoln's Guest)

• Nobody questions Booth entering the President's Box

• Booth jumps from the balcony onto the stage

• Booth had left a horse at the back door for his escape

Where is Lincoln taken after Ford's Theatre is evacuated?

• The White House

• He is kept in Ford's Theatre

• The War Department Telegraph Office

• The Peterson House

• Washington Memorial Hospital

Booth eventually escapes Maryland and into Virginia.

• True

• False

How was Lincoln assassinated?

• He was stabbed
• he was strangled
• Booth wore a suicide bomber vest

• He was shot with a small gun in the back of the head

Booth went to the home of Dr. Mudd because

• they were friends
• he needed horses
• His leg was broken
• he needed money

Answer explanation

What was John Wilkes Booth's occupation?

• Bricklayer
• Actor
• Clerk
• Soldier

Who was imprisoned here?

• Samuel Mudd

• John Wilkes Booth
• David Herrold

•