CLK Review

Chapter 1

How is John Wilkes Booth described?

• Caring and compassionate to the south

• Greedy and concerned

• Self-Loathing and miserable

• Vain and Racist

Chapter 1

Why was the Ford Theater the perfect opportunity for Booth's plan?

• So that he could kill Lincoln

• He worked there and knew all the ins and outs

• Because Lincoln was going to be there to watch the play

• Because Booth was famous and could perform on the stage

Chapter 1

What Weapons did Booth choose to kill Lincoln with?

• a large knife

• a single-shot, muzzle loading gun

• a .44 caliber pistol and a knife

• a shot gun

Chapter 1

Who helped Booth by taking the package to the John Lloyd, the tavern keeper?

• Frederick Seward

• Mary Surratt

• Mary Todd Lincoln

• George Atzerot

Chapter 1

Why was Mary Todd Lincoln unhappy?

• She did not like being the first lady

• Her husband had passed away

• She did not want to go to Ford's Theater

• Willie Lincoln, her son, had passed away

Chapter 2

How did Booth plan to escape Ford's Theater after the murder?

• He ran under the stage and went out the side door

• He had a horse behind the theater

• He walked to the nearest bridge

• He climbed up the vestibule and shut the door

Chapter 2

Who sat outside of the president's box guarding Lincoln during the play?

• Officer John Parker

• Rathbone

• no one

• John Frederick

Chapter 2

What moment did Booth wait for in the play to shoot Lincoln?

• For the audience to laugh

• For no one to be on stage

• For everyone to be looking at the stage

• For President Lincoln to be watching the play

Chapter 2

Who else did Booth attack besides Lincoln in the presidential box?

• Charles Forbes

• Laura Keene

• His wife

• Sergeant Rathbone

Chapter 2

What did Booth do after the murder?

• fought Rathbone on stage and cut his arm

• ran out the back door of the theater to make his get away

• Run through the audience to get out

• Run onto the stage and bow