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CLK 1-6

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the purpose of the assassination plot?

a)

To bring down the top leaders of the Union so the South could rise again

b)

To get rid of the leaders and replace them with Southern leaders

c)

To make way for John WIlkes Booth to become president

d)

To bring down those that suspected John Wilkes Booth of treason

2.

Who was John Wilkes Booth in charge of assassinating?

(a)  

3.

Who was in charge of killing Secretary of State Seward?

(a)  

4.

Check all the things that David Herold was in charge of.

a)

Helping Powell navigate Washington

b)

Helping Powell carrying out Seward's assassination

c)

Killing Vice President Johnson

d)

Helping Booth escape from Ford's theater

e)

Helping Booth navigate Maryland

5.

Who was George Atzerodt in charge of assassinating?

(a)  

6.

How did Mary Surrat help Booth?

a)

She gave Booth Lincoln's location

b)

She told Booth to visit Dr. Mudd

c)

She helped Booth get supplies to use in his escape

d)

She hid Booth while he was on the run

7.

Who is Dr. Mudd?

a)

A doctor that helped Booth with his leg injury

b)

A doctor that helped to turn Booth in

c)

A doctor that treated Lincoln after he was shot

d)

The doctor who pronounced Lincoln dead

8.

What was Stanton in charge of?

a)

Stanton was in charge of assassinating VP Johnson

b)

Stanton was in charge of the manhunt for JWB.

c)

Stanton was in charge of transporting Lincoln's body

d)

Stanton was in charge of getting supplies for Booth

9.

Ironically, who was just below Lincoln at his inaugural speech?

a)

John Wilkes Booth

b)

George Azterodt

c)

Lewis Powell

d)

David Herold

10.

What were Booth's 2 weapons?

a)

44 caliber pistol

b)

38 caliber pistol

c)

noose

d)

lead pipe

e)

knife

11.

Why was Mary Todd Lincoln so upset lately?

a)

Because she didn't want Lincoln to take a 2nd term in office

b)

Because her son had just died

c)

Because she was fearful for Lincoln's safety

d)

Because she felt disconnected from her husband

12.

Why was Booth surprised as he entered the president's box?

a)

There was no guard at the door

b)

Lincoln was heavily guarded

c)

the door was locked

d)

Lincoln was by himself

13.

Why did Booth wait until the end of the play to shoot Lincoln?

a)

So he could exit dramatically

b)

So everyone could still enjoy the play after he shoots the president

c)

So he could shoot the president while everyone was laughing (no one would hear it)

d)

So he could enjoy the end of the play that he knew so well

14.

What were Powell's 3 problems that he encountered when he went to kill Seward?

a)

Come up with a plan on how to enter Seward's house

b)

Come up with an escape plan out of the 2nd story window

c)

Investigate where Seward's room was

d)

Investigate how many people were in the house

e)

Investigate the name of the doctor to come up with a good cover story

15.

How was Major Rathbone selfish?

a)

He wouldn't let other doctors into the theater box to tend to Lincoln

b)

He wouldn't let anyone else take care of Lincoln except him

c)

He wanted Dr. Leale to take care of him first instead of Lincoln

d)

He wouldn't let Dr. Leale take care of his fiance first

16.

What decision did Atzerodt make?

a)

He decided to help get Booth over the bridge into Maryland

b)

He decided to help get Lincoln into the boarding house after he was shot

c)

He decided to hide out and let all of the chaos pass over before escaping to Canada

d)

He decided not to assassinate Vice President Andrew Johnson

17.

What was the injury that Booth sustained?

a)

broken ankle

b)

broken arm

c)

punctured lung

d)

broken leg

18.
disaster or terrible happening
a)
coagulated
b)
incite
c)
scourge
d)
avenged
19.
a wish to hurt or make suffer
a)
aliases
b)
accomplice
c)
mayhem
d)
malice
20.
to thickened or clotted
a)
coagulated
b)
epidemic
c)
herald
d)
martyr
21.
very wicked or hateful
a)
plight
b)
heinous
c)
inquest
d)
turret
22.
a temporary structure for holding workers and materials
a)
notorious
b)
henchmen
c)
conspiracy
d)
scaffold
23.
followers of criminals or gang leaders
a)
scourge
b)
henchmen
c)
relics
d)
scaffold
24.
the rapid spread of a disease
a)
epidemic
b)
herald
c)
avenged
d)
martyr
25.
commonly known because of something bad
a)
scaffold
b)
turret
c)
notorious
d)
plight
26.
to stir up
a)
inquest
b)
notorious
c)
incite
d)
martyr
27.
a person who is put to death because of his or her religion or other beliefs
a)
martyr
b)
conspiracy
c)
coagulate
d)
accomplice
28.
secret planning with others to do something wrong
a)
conspiracy
b)
scourge
c)
malice
d)
aliases
29.
intentionally maiming or injuring someone
a)
henchmen
b)
incite
c)
mayhem
d)
heinous
30.
false names used to conceal identities
a)
mayhem
b)
aliases
c)
martyr
d)
scourge
31.
took revenge for
a)
scaffold
b)
malice
c)
mayhem
d)
avenged
32.
person who knowingly aids another in committing a crime
a)
relics
b)
henchmen
c)
accomplice
d)
aliases
33.
Henry Clay Ford was disappointed that Lincoln would be visiting the theater.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
Dr. Charles Leale was looking forward to seeing General Grant at the theater.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
All of the following conspirators except ______ were enthusiastic about the plot to kill Lincoln.
a)
Booth
b)
Atzerodt
c)
Herold
d)
Powell
36.
All of the following phrases have been used to describe Booth except...
a)
he was a talented actor
b)
he had good manners
c)
he was not handsome
d)
he had five girlfriends
37.
Which of the following did NOT help Booth succeed with the assassination?
a)
the play
b)
the absence of security
c)
being an actor
d)
his disguise
38.
Booth waited for complete silence in the theater before killing Lincoln.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
Major Rathbone tried to stop John Wilkes Booth from escaping, but he did not succeed.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
What's inaccurate?
a)
the location of the Lincoln
b)
where the gun is pointing
41.
Harry Hawk tried to capture Booth on stage.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
John Wilkes Booth threatened anyone who got in his way with a Deringer pistol.
a)
True
b)
False
43.

Booth was likely to have been lurking in the shadows outside of Ford's Theater as the Presidential carriage arrived. It is also revealed that after Booth went into the theater and heard the lines, he left to go to the nearby ___________ for a drink.

a)

water fountain

b)

tavern

c)

Applebee's

d)

grocery store

44.

What was the name of the Saloon Booth entered around 10 pm? (pg. 35)

(a)  

45.

True or False? The door to the presidential box was unguarded.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

After he shot Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth shouted ________________ from the presidential box? (pg. 42)

a)

"Got him!"

b)

"Freedom!"

c)

"Die!"

d)

"Long live the Confederacy!"

47.

When Booth made his way down to the stage, he shouted, "Sic semper tyrannis!" which means... (pg. 43)

a)

"You're dead now!"

b)

"Never turn your back!"

c)

"Thus always to tyrants!"

d)

"Tyrants will die."

48.

"Sic semper tyrannis" was the state motto of: (pg. 42)

a)

Virginia

b)

Maryland

c)

South Carolina

d)

Tennessee

49.
Booth waited for complete silence in the theater before killing Lincoln.
a)
True
b)
False
50.

Who was the first to realize something was VERY wrong? (pg. 42)

a)

Mary Todd Lincoln

b)

Major Henry Rathbone

c)

Henry Hawk

d)

Charles Forbes

51.

Which of the following was NOT one of Booth's conspirators?

a)

Lewis Powell

b)

David Herold

c)

George Atzerodt

d)

Jefferson Davis

52.

What is the state motto of Virginia?

a)

The south is avenged

b)

Freedom rings

c)

Sic Semper Tyrannis

d)

Home of the brave

53.

Which henchman does not follow through with his role?

a)

George Atzerodt

b)

David Herold

c)

Dr. Mudd

d)

Mary Surratt

54.

Who was pistol whipped at the Seward house?

a)

William Seward

b)

Frederick Seward

c)

Fanny Seward

d)

Sergeant Robinson

55.

Who is NOT physically injured at the Seward house?

a)

Fanny Seward

b)

Sergeant Robinson

c)

Augustus Seward

d)

William Seward

56.

Who does Powell pose as in order to get into the Seward house?

a)

Vice President Johnson

b)

a doctor

c)

a ditch digger

d)

a medicine delivery person

57.

Who is Lincoln's Secretary of State?

a)

William Seward

b)

Gideon Wells

c)

Edwin Stanton

d)

Henry Rathbone

58.

"Leale pressed Lincoln's chest and ordered 2 men to manipulate Lincoln's arms like levers on a water pump" Swanson 68).

a)

personification

b)

imagery

c)

metaphor

d)

simile

59.

"Whoever told Booth about the President's plan to attend the play that night had unknowingly activated in his mind an imaginary clock that began ticking down, minute by minute" (Swanson 13).

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

60.

"Clouds threatened another rainstorm" (Swanson 2).

a)

simile

b)

personification

c)

alliteration

d)

onomatopoeia

61.

"The Union Army had never caught him in action - he was a river ghost to the boys in blue uniforms" (Swanson 118).

a)

imagery

b)

simile

c)

idiom

d)

metaphor

62.

"... ugly grey sky of March 4, 1865 threatened to spoil the great day" (Swanson 1)

a)

simile

b)

personification

c)

Idiom

d)

imagery

63.

"The river would protect Booth from the angry citizens of Washington" (Swanson 90).

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

alliteration

d)

imagery

64.

"He guided them safely through the Zekiah swamp, with its muck, snakes, overgrown vegetation, to the doorstep of Captain Samuel Cox" (Swanson 114).


a)

alliteration

b)

metaphor

c)

idiom

d)

imagery

65.

"Soldiers heave the corpse like a sack of corn onto the wagon that would bring the body to its 1st stop on the journey...."

a)

personification

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

alliteration

66.

"A fellow actor describing his eyes as being like living jewels" (Swanson 10).

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

idiom

d)

personification

67.

"The clouds parted and the sun burst out, flooding the spectacle."

a)

simile

b)

alliteration

c)

hyperbole

d)

idiom

68.

"Booth and his henchmen, planned like highway robbers.

a)

hyperbole

b)

idiom

c)

metaphor

d)

Simile

69.

"He would hold his tongue and allow Booth a head start."

a)

personification

b)

hyperbole

c)

idiom

d)

metaphor

70.

Every building lining the avenue, wept black crape."

a)

simile

b)

hyperbole

c)

metaphor

d)

personification

71.

1. “Then he heard a metallic click...Misfire!”

a)

idiom

b)

alliteration

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

simile

72.

“Like a demon, Booth emerged from a cloud of black smoke.”

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

imagery

73.

“The boarding house was a safe haven for Lincoln to rest.”

a)

idiom

b)

alliteration

c)

metaphor

d)

imagery

74.

“[The sympathizers] secrets still safe from Mudd and his family..."

a)

idiom

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

alliteration