Chasing Lincoln's Killer Comprehension Questions Chapters 1-5

When did Abraham Lincoln die?

• April 15, 1865

• April 14, 1865

• April 15, 1866

• April 14, 1865

Which side did John Wilkes Booth support?

• Confederacy

• Union

• Democratic

• Republican

Who is Mary Surratt?

• 42 year old widow, confederate agent

• 42 year old widow, union agent

• 42 year old married woman

• 42 year old married woman who lives in Brazil

How did Mary Surratt help John Wilkes Booth in the assassination?

• She provided him weapons

• Se provided him food

• She provided him water

• She provided him a horse

What was Booth's role in the triple assassination plan?

• Assassinate Abraham Lincoln

• Assassinate Sewerd

• Assassinate Mary Surratt

• Assassinate Andrew Jackson

What was Atzerodt's role in the triple assassination plan?

• Assassinate Andrew Jackson

• Assassinate President Lincoln

• Assassinate his next door neighbor

• Assassinate John Wilkes Booth

What was Harold's role in the triple assassination plan?

• Guide Powell; give him directions

• Not help him at all

• Help kill President Lincoln

• Help kill Andrew Jackson

What was Powell's role in the triple assassination plan?

• Assassinate the secretary of state

• Assassinate President Lincoln

• Not help at all

• Assassinate John Wilkes Booth

Who attended the play at Ford's Theater with the Lincoln's?

• Clara Harris

• Major Rathbone

• Mary Surratt

• John Cena

What did Booth ask Edman Spanger to do for him on the night of the assassination?

• Run Away

• Kill the President

• Kill Andrew Jackson

• Hold his horse for him