Who was Mary Surratt?

A Confederate woman who helped Booth

Shot in the burning barn in Virginia

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Chasing Lincoln's Killer Review

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Basic questions about the plot and facts surrounding Chasing Lincoln's Killer. Made for my seventh grade resource language arts class

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1
Who owned the theater?
The Powells
The Fords
The Andersons
The Booths
2
Who was the secretary of state?
Seward
Stanton
Powell
Herold
3
When did Lincoln die?
As soon as he was shot
A week after the shooting
Three days after shooting
The morning after the shooting
4
Who wrote the novel?
James Swanson
Agatha Christie
Seth Grahame-Smith
Michael Kauffmann
5
Which of the following was NOT hanged?
David Herold
Dr. Samuel Mudd
Mary Surratt
Lewis Powell
6
Who took over for Lincoln as president?
Seward
Edwin Stanton
Andrew Johnson
Mary Todd Lincoln
7
True or False: Booth brought only a knife and a single-shot pistol with him
False
True
8
Who tried to attack Booth after he shot Lincoln and was slashed on the arm?
Major Rathbone
Edwin Stanton
Mary Todd Lincoln
Clara Harris
9
Who was Mary Surratt?
A woman who joined Lincoln at the play
A Confederate woman who helped Booth
The wife of the Secretary of State
10
What was Booth's occupation?
Dentist
Surgeon
Politician
Actor
11
True or False: George Atzerodt killed the Vice President
True
False
12
Which president's picture hung on Lincoln's box at the theater?
James Madison
John Adams
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
13
When the book started, what war had come to an end?
French and Indian War
Revolutionary War
Civil War
Mexican American War
14
After shooting Lincoln, where does Booth run?
South
North
15
What side of the war was Booth on?
North
South
16
Who assassinated Lincoln?
George Atzerodt
John Wilkes Booth
Lewis Powell
Andrew Johnson
17
Where did Lincoln die?
The street outside the theater
The hospital
The Peterson boardinhouse
Fords Theater
18
True or False: George Aterzodt was captured and hanged with the other conspirators
False
True
19
How does Booth die?
Shot outside the theater
Dies after life in jail
Shot in the burning barn in Virginia
Hanged in Washington DC
20
What theater was Lincoln visiting the night of his assassination?
Our American Cousin
Taming of the Shrew
The Importance of being Earnest
Romeo and Juliet

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