Chasing Lincoln's Killer: Prologue - Ch. 6
Covers information from the prologue to Ch. 6 in CHASING LINCOLN'S KILLER
- 1.How did John Wilkes Booth find out Abraham Lincoln would be at Ford's Theater?
- A.
He heard it from an actor.
- B.
He saw it posted on a bulletin board.
- C.
He read it in a letter.
- D.
He asked one of the President's aides.
- 2.What was Booth's back-up weapon?
- A.
A Rio Grande knife
- B.
A ballistic knife
- C.
A tactical bomb
- D.
His fists
- 3.What did Booth do before he returned to the theater to assassinate President Lincoln?
- A.
He watched part of AN AMERICAN COUSIN.
- B.
He drank at a nearby bar.
- C.
He quickly ate some dinner.
- D.
He attacked Seward.
- 4.Which two conspirators worked together to assassinate one of the targets?
- A.
Booth and Atzerodt
- B.
Booth and Herold
- C.
Atzerodt and Powell
- D.
Powell and Herold
- 5.Upon leaving Washington, Booth and Herold -
- A.
Hid in a thicket
- B.
Went to a bar to celebrate
- C.
Rode quickly to retrieve provisions
- D.
All of the above
- 6.What did Samuel Mudd do for Booth?
- A.
He gave him whiskey for the road.
- B.
He made him a more manageable saddle.
- C.
He loaned him his wagon.
- D.
He made him a pair of crutches.
- 7.What was Samuel Mudd afraid of?
- A.
He was afraid he would be hung by Union soldiers.
- B.
He was afraid if he was caught, his family would be, too.
- C.
He felt threatened by John Wilkes Booth.
- D.
He was not afraid; he was happy.
- 8.What river did the conspirators need to cross to get to Virginia?
- A.
Potomac River
- B.
Mississippi River
- C.
Ohio River
- D.
Hudson River
- 9.How did John Wilkes Booth escape the theater?
- A.
He ran down the stairs.
- B.
He leapt off the balcony.
- C.
He stabbed several actors on his way out of the back door.
- D.
All of the above
- 10.What John Wilkes Booth yelled on the way out of the theater means -
- A.
Take that, Honest Abe!
- B.
The South is avenged!
- C.
Thus always to tyrants!
- D.
All of the above
- 11.Lincoln never knew what happened to him. The above is what kind of statement?
- A.
Declarative
- B.
Exclamatory
- C.
Imperative
- D.
Interrogative
- 12.Like a demon, Booth emerged from the cloud of black powder and sprang at him. Which word best defines "emerged" in the above sentence?
- A.
Appeared
- B.
Moved
- C.
Laughed
- D.
Fell
- 13.In the above sentence, "like a demon" is an example of what?
- A.
Idiom
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Simile
- D.
Irony
- 14.The tone of the above sentence is -
- A.
Sad
- B.
Suspenseful
- C.
Silly
- D.
All of the above
- 15.Which of the following events happened first?
- A.
Booth stabbed Rathbone.
- B.
A voice cried out to stop Booth.
- C.
Booth left the theater box.
- D.
Booth shot Lincoln.
- 16.All of the following are examples of primary sources EXCEPT -
- A.
Lincoln's second inaugural speech
- B.
The diary of Secretary of War Stanton
- C.
An interview with James Swanson
- D.
Photos of conspirators
- 17.In what year did this event take place?
- A.
1864
- B.
1865
- C.
1866
- D.
1867
- 18.The scene fascinated Laura Keene and stimulated her theatrical instincts. Hypnotized by the image of the fallen president, Keene imagined a scene with herself at the center of it. It was a once-in-a-lifetime chance, impossible for her to resist. (Swanson 72) Which word best defines "stimulated" in the above sentence?
- A.
Excited
- B.
Enraged
- C.
Weakened
- D.
Broke
- 19.What did Laura Keene wish to do?
- A.
She wanted to see the President so she could share her story with the media.
- B.
She wanted to be the one to say the last words the President would hear.
- C.
She wanted to get drops of the President's blood on her dress.
- D.
She was hoping the paparazzi would get her picture for posterity.
- 20.Was she allowed to do so?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- C.
The book did not say.
- 21.Evaluate the escape plans of the conspirators. What three things helped them escape? Why? What three things hindered the escape? Why?
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