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CLK Ch 1-5

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Booth had (a)   hours to prepare his plot. (pg. 11)

2.

Lincoln believed in and sometimes feared the power of his (a)   . (pg. 14)

3.

Booth went to Kirkwood House and left the message, "Don't wish to disturb you. Are you at home? J. Wilkes Booth." For whom did he leave this message? (pg. 15)

a)

Vice President Andrew Johnson

b)

Dr. Leale

c)

General Grant

d)

Mary Surratt

4.

Booth visited Mary Surratt's boarding house in order to ask her to deliver a ______________ wrapped in newspaper. (pg. 16)

a)

gun

b)

small boquet of flowers

c)

small package

d)

sandwich

5.

Did Mary Surratt deliver Booth's package and message?

a)

yes

b)

no

6.

Booth took which two weapons with him to the theater? (check the correct ansewrs)

a)

knife

b)

Deringer pistol

c)

shot gun

d)

chloroform

7.

The original plot against Lincoln involved... (pg. 23-24)

a)

poisoning Lincoln's food.

b)

kidnapping Lincoln's son.

c)

ambushing Lincoln and taking him hostage.

d)

humiliating him in public.

8.

In the conspiracy plot, what was Booth's role? (pg. 27)

a)

to hold the horses for Powell

b)

to kill Lincoln

c)

to kill Sec. of State Seward

d)

to kill V.P. Johnson

9.

In the conspiracy plot, what was Lewis Powell's role? (pg. 27)

a)

to hold the horses for Powell & escort him out of the city

b)

to kill Lincoln

c)

to kill Sec. of State Seward

d)

to kill V.P. Johnson

10.

In the conspiracy plot, what was David Herold's role? (pg. 27)

a)

to hold the horses for Powell & escort him out of the city

b)

to kill Lincoln

c)

to kill Sec. of State Seward

d)

to kill V.P. Johnson

11.

In the conspiracy plot, what was George Atzerodt's role? (pg. 27)

a)

to hold the horses for Powell & escort him out of the city

b)

to kill Lincoln

c)

to kill Sec. of State Seward

d)

to kill V.P. Johnson

12.

Out of all the conspirators, who did not want to go through with his role in the plot? (pg. 27)

a)

John Wilkes Booth

b)

David Herold

c)

Lewis Powell

d)

George Atzerodt

13.

Even if anyone had backed out of the plot, what had Booth already done to implicate each man in the crime and seal his fate? (pg. 28) Choose all that apply.

a)

Forged a confession letter from each one.

b)

Called the plan in to 911.

c)

Written a press release for the morning paper.

d)

Kidnapped the children of each conspirator.

14.

On the day of Lincoln's assassination, Lincoln was reported to have felt ____________. (pg. 28)

a)

nervous

b)

happy

c)

grumpy

d)

hungry

15.
to thickened or clotted
a)
coagulated
b)
epidemic
c)
herald
d)
martyr
16.
very wicked or hateful
a)
plight
b)
heinous
c)
inquest
d)
turret
17.
secret planning with others to do something wrong
a)
conspiracy
b)
scourge
c)
malice
d)
aliases
18.
person who knowingly aids another in committing a crime
a)
relics
b)
henchmen
c)
accomplice
d)
aliases
19.
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
20.

Why was Secretary of State Seward recovering in bed?

a)

He was attacked by a dog

b)

Carriage Accident

c)

Tuberculosis

d)

Fever

21.
Who was between Booth when he opened the door to the Presidents' box?
a)
The Guard
b)
Nobody
c)
Mary Todd Lincoln
d)
The audience
22.
Who was the killer of Lincoln?
a)
Mary Surratt
b)
Brothers
c)
Booth
d)
John Waits Bots
23.
What play had Lincoln gone to see the night of his assassination?
a)
Gone with the Wind
b)
Our American Cousin
c)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
d)
None of the above
24.
Who else was to be killed on the same night as Lincoln?
a)
Seward & Johnson
b)
Stanton & Mrs Lincoln
c)
Tadd Lincoln & Secretary Seward
d)
Nobody else
25.
What was the name of Lincoln's wife?
a)
Mary Todd
b)
Laura Keene
26.
What was the name of the theater in which Lincoln was shot?
a)
Mishler
b)
Ford's
27.
Who was the doctor who took care of Lincoln?
a)
Dr. Oz
b)
Dr. Charles Leale
c)
Dr. Phil
28.
What did Booth say to Lincoln when he shot him?
a)
Thus always to tyrants
b)
Asta la vista, baby!
29.

After Lincoln was shot, where was he taken to die?

a)

Executive Mansion

b)

The Navy Yard Hospital

c)

The Petersen House

d)

The basement of Ford's Theater

30.
What weapon was Seward attacked with?
a)
Knife
b)
Spear
c)
Gun
d)
Umbrella
31.

While Powell and Booth were trying to kill Seward and Lincoln, George Atzerodt was

a)

killing Vice President Johnson

b)

getting drunk in the Kirkwood House hotel lobby

c)

shopping for a new gun

d)

was trying to find Booth

32.
Mary Todd Lincoln, Major Rathborne, and his fiancee Clara Harris....
Why are these people significant?
a)
They were related to Lincoln.
b)
They were with Lincoln, when he was shot.
c)
They were not with Lincoln.
d)
None of these.
33.
Identify the person who involved themselves in the assassination for fame purposes ONLY.
a)
Mary Todd Lincoln
b)
Laura Keene
c)
Mary Surratt
34.

Leale performed what on Lincoln

a)

an early version on CPR

b)

exploratory surgery

c)

a dance

35.

What does secede mean?

a)

To Leave

b)

To Stay

c)

Great job

36.

Who is Secretary Seward's daughter?

a)

Ann Seward

b)

Fanny Seward

c)

Faye Seward

d)

Beatrice Seward

37.

What was Powell's first problem with the assassination plan?

a)

It was late at night

b)

He didn't know where the Secretary lived

c)

He was not sure how he would enter the house

d)

He didn't have a partner

38.

What was Powell's second problem with the assassination plan?

a)

He was not sure where Secretary Seward was located in the house

b)

He was not aware if Secretary Seward was home

c)

He was not good at lying

d)

He had no escape plan

39.

Powell attempted to shoot Frederick Seward; however, the gun misfired. What did he do proceed to do as a result?

a)

Ran out of the house

b)

Hit Frederick in the head with the pistol

c)

Pushed Frederick down the stairs

d)

Handed over the gun