WorksheetsChasing Lincoln's Killer Chapter 4 Study Guide
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
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
Booth felt he needed one of the conspirators with him more than any other. Which conspirator and why?
Lewis Powell - because he was the most ruthless.
Lewis Powell - because he had the best sense of direction.
David Herold - so that Herold could guide him through the woods.
David Herold - so that he could pin the crimes on Herold.
As Booth deliriously wandered in the woods, alone, his thoughts turned to the pain in his (a) .
As Booth deliriously wandered in the woods, alone, he kept thinking about Soper's (a) , the meeting place for him and Herold. (p. 74)
John Wilkes Booth heard hooves pounding the earth. Who found Booth?
Sec. of War Edward Stanton
Lewis Powell
William Peterson
David Herold
From the theater Lincoln is carried where? This place is called a “safe house” in the text, and it is where Lincoln took his last breath.
Washington, D.C. Memorial Hospital
the White House
the home of William Peterson
a nearby pub
