WorksheetsChasing Lincoln's Killer - Review 2020 LMS
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Which of the following traits would NOT be associated with John Wilkes Booth?
vain
humble
handsome
arrogant
What made Ford's theater the perfect place for Lincoln's assassination?
It was nearly empty.
Booth was unknown and wouldn't be recognized.
Booth knew the theater well and could move about freely.
The play had lots of loud noises to cover gunshots.
The author included the prologue to
inform readers about that time in history.
persuade readers that Booth was a hero.
entertain readers with funny stories about the Civil War.
inform the reader about the assassination of Booth.
Mary Todd Lincoln was emotionally upset because
her son had died and the Civil War was very stressful to Abraham.
her son had died and she was stressed as the president's wife.
Lincoln was not very compassionate about their son's death.
everyone hated Abraham.
Booth waited to pull the trigger until a particular line in the play was said. Why?
It would be during the quietest part of the play.
It was a signal to the others involved in the conspiracy.
The author never mentioned this in the book.
The line would produce a loud laugh from the audience.
Sic simper tyranis means
The South shall prevail.
United we stand, divided we fall.
Thus always to tyrants.
Equal rights to all.
Sic simper tyrannis is the
motto of the Confederacy.
motto of the Union.
motto of Virginia.
motto of Washington D.C.
Which of the following was not a problem Powell encountered at Secretary Seward's house?
How many people were in the house
How he would find Seward in the house
Which weapon would work best to assassinate Seward
How to enter the Seward house
Who examined President Lincoln and discovered his wound?
Major Rathbone
Claire Harris
Dr. Charles Leale
Mary Todd Lincoln
When Major Rathbone asked the doctors to treat his knife wound before treating the President, he was being
vain.
conceited.
selfish.
compassionate.
What was George Atzerodt's mission on the night Lincoln was assassinated?
To be Seward's bodyguard.
To assassinate Vice President Andrew Johnson
To hold Powell's horse outside Seward's house.
To assassinate Secretary Seward.
Lincoln was shot on
Easter Sunday
Good Friday
Arbor Day
Independence Day
President Lincoln was pronounced dead on
April 1, 1865, at 7:22 am.
April 2, 1865, at 7:02 am.
April 15, 1865, at 7:22 am.
April 16, 1865, at 7:20 am.
Who cut a lock of Lincoln's hair to give to Mary Jane Welles as a memento?
Edwin Stanton
Andrew Johnson
Mary Todd Lincoln
Dr. Charles Leale
Which of the following was NOT a mistake found in the first newspaper article written after the assassination of President Lincoln?
Lincoln died at 7:02 am.
Secretary Seward was dead.
Lincoln died on April 15, 1865.
Rathbone was shot in the arm.
Cox told Booth and Herold to hide where?
In the Cox's barn
In a rock enclosure by the Potomac River
In a heavily wooded pine thicket.
Near the river.
Booth desparately wanted to know what the publics' reaction was to the assassination and asked for a newspaper. What does this tell us about Booth?
Booth was driven by his ego.
Booth was sad and regretful.
Booth wanted to continue acting.
Booth wanted to know what the weather would be like during his escape.
How was Lewis Powell apprehended?
He came to the Surratt boardinghouse as a ditch digger.
He claimed to be a ditch-digger at Mary Surratt's house.
He was caught sneaking in the back entrance of the theater.
The author never tells us.
"Every building lining the avenue wept with black crepe" is an example of
personification.
irony.
a simile.
a metaphor.
Where did Booth and Herold hide when they heard the cavalry coming to Garrett's farm?
the basement
the attic
the tobacco barn
the bedroom
How did Booth die?
He was burned in a fire.
He was hung.
He was shot in the neck.
He died in prison.
"The muzzle flash lighted the box for a moment like a minature lightning bold" is an example of
personification.
a simile.
a metaphore.
onomatopoeia.
Why did Mary Surratt deny knowing Lewis Powell?
She really did not know him.
She did not remember him since he was her son's friend.
She did not want to get in trouble for being connected to him.
She was his best friend.
Why was Booth surprised by what he read in the papers about the assassination?
He learned Lincoln had survived.
He was hailed as a hero.
His letter was not published or mentioned.
He was not identified as the assassin.
What happened to Ford's theater after the assassination?
It continued to show the same play.
The government bought it.
The government tore it down.
It was closed and taken from the Fords.
John Surratt was erroneously blamed for what?
Shooting Lincoln
Attacking Seward
Attacking Johnson
Killing Seward
To cause an affliction or calamity
incite
scourge
arouse
coagulate
someone who alerts people of news and information
accomplice
regiment
coroner
herald
publicly or generally known, as for a particular trait
notorious
poised
principled
alias
power or ability to act or to influence people, events, decisions, etc.
leverage
conspiracy
martyr
notorious
limp and soiled, as with rain or dirt
masquerading
turret
bedraggled
bearings
Which of the following was not one of Booth's choices when he was found in the barn?
He could perish in the barn.
He could surrender and be brought to trial.
He could escape out the back of the barn.
Why did the servant open the door of Seward's house even though it was late at night?
He saw it was a friend and knew him.
The general had told him to let in anyone who came by.
It was not unusual for Seward to get messages at night.
He thought it was Fanny's boyfriend.
Why did Booth need Herold in his escape?
He preferred Powell, but he was not there.
Herold knew how to survive outdoors better than anyone else.
Herold was very familiar with all the places they were going.
Powell was dead, so Booth didn't have a choice.
According to the book, what was wrong with Booth's leg that needed treatment from Dr. Mudd?
He broke his ankle.
He broke his patella.
He broke his fibula.
He broke his tibia.
