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Chasing Lincoln's Killer Chapters 1,2,3

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  • Q1
    1. Why did John Wilkes Booth wake up depressed on April 14, 1865?
    His play had gotten bad reviews in the newspaper
    He didn't get a part in the new play
    The cause he believed in and dreamed about was dead
    His five different girlfriends found out about each other
    30s
  • Q2
    2.A. Why were the days at the beginning of April the worst of John Wilkes Booth's life?
    Booth had to leave his job in New York and Travel to Washington DC
    A variety of events to celebrate the North winning the war was making him miserable
    All of his friends were spending the money he had been working hard for
    His good looks were starting to fade as he aged.
    30s
  • Q3
    2. B. Which piece of evidence from the text supports the correct answer for part A?
    Now, April 14, 1865, Booth assembled enough men to accomplish another mission (page 26)
    Booth knew the layout of Ford's intimately (page 11)
    He was the son of legendary actor (page 10)
    celebrated with a grand illumination of the city.  These days had been the worst of Booth's young life (page 10)
    30s
  • Q4
    3. Cause: John Wilkes Booth had to go to Ford's Theater on April 14, 1865 to get his mail. What was the effect? (What happened because he went there?)
    He found out Lincoln was coming to a play there.  This gave Booth a chance to plan the assassination.
    He was given a letter that had all of the plans for the assassination in it.
    Booth finds out that he doesn't have a job any more and needs to go to New York to keep working.
    Booth learns that the South has lost the war and he falls into a deep depression.
    30s
  • Q5
    4. What was Booth's back up weapon if the pistol didn't work?
    A Rio Grande camp knife
    A Deringer
    A rifle
    A small knife
    30s
  • Q6
    5. "He would slip into Ford's theater and assassinate the President during the play." What does the word assassinate mean as it is used in the sentence?
    To inflict punishment on behalf of someone else
    To plan an illegal act
    To put to death
    To murder someone, often a famous or important person
    30s
  • Q7
    6. What did Booth do to make sure no one would follow him into the President's box at the theater?
    He bribed the guard with tickets to plays
    He paid people to guard the door
    He had a key to the room and locked the door
    He used a bar from a music stand to block the door shut
    30s
  • Q8
    7. Why was a specific part of the play chosen by Booth as the time to shoot Lincoln?
    Everyone would be entertained
    The loud laughing would cover the sound of the gun
    It would be a good part for Booth to escape
    It was the part of the play that Booth had memorized
    30s
  • Q9
    8. Why was William Seward such an easy target for the co-conspirators?
    He lived less than a mile from the White House, which made it easy for Lincoln or any to get to him
    He was laying helpless in his bed after a carriage accident.
    He was a high ranking official in the government
    He had been left home alone with his well educated daughter
    30s
  • Q10
    9. Why did David Herold abandon Lewis Powell at Secretary Seward' house?
    Seargeant Robinson scared him away from his post outside
    Booth needed Herold at the Ford Theater to help with his own plan and escape
    Things were not going as planned and Fanny Seward was screaming out the window
    Lewis Powell was not following the plan the co-conspirators  had agreed on
    30s
  • Q11
    What does the word "conspirators" mean as it is used in the following sentence? In late 1864 and 1865, Booth organized his own little band of conspirators, loyal to him and not the Confederacy.
    group of 11 southern states during the Civil War
    a divider
    Some one who acts on a plan together.
    owners
    30s
  • Q12
    Which of the following was NOT a flaw in Powell's plan to assassinate Seward?
    Powell would have to figure out how to get past the many people in the house.
    Powell would have to find a way to enter the house. He pretended to be a messenger delivering medicine.
    Seward was known for his love of German Shepards. Powell would have to find a way to distract the dog.
    The house was huge. Powell would have to navigate the size and find Seward's room.
    30s
  • Q13
    Which of the following statements is NOT true?
    Powell's gun misfired, which saved Fredrick Seward's life.
    Augustus Seward played a key role with Sergeant Robinson in saving Seward's life.
    Powell delivered a mortal wound to Seward's throat.
    Sergeant Robinson risked his life for Seward.
    30s
  • Q14
    How would you describe Dr. Leale?
    Focused on impressing those around him.
    Calm, and in control of the chaotic situation.
    Resentful that the president took the United States into a Civil War.
    30s
  • Q15
    Which co-conspirator was able to meet up with Booth?
    George Atzerodt
    Lewis Powell
    None of them
    David Herold
    30s

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