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Garfield's death - true or false
How much do you know concerning President James Garfield's death?
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Last updated: April 11, 2025
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| First submitted | April 10, 2025 |
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1. Charles Guiteau thought that Americans would thank him for shooting Garfield.
Experts today say that Guiteau was mentally ill. During his trial, Guiteau pleaded insane, which, if proven true, could save him from execution. Most leading experts back then, however, claimed that he was mentally stable.
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2. Garfield was nominated after making a nominating speech for another candidate.
True
False
3. Garfield's death unified Americans as they had never been unified before, since before the Civil War.
False
True
4. Garfield died immediately after he was shot twice, one bullet grazing his arm, and the other lodging in his abdomen.
Garfield in fact lived another two months.
False
True
5. Many Americans accused Chester Arthur and his ally and advisor, Conkling, of being behind the shooting.
Conkling hated Garfield, so it was no surprise that Americans turned on him and his follower, Chester Arthur.
False
True
6. Garfield was the 20th president of the United States of America.
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False
7. Alexander Graham Bell invented the induction balance, a type of metal detector, to find the bullet in Garfield's body.
False
True
8. Former Vice President Chester Arthur seemed indifferent to the President's death.
Chester Arthur was, in fact, devastated by Garfield's death. He eventually cut his ties with Conkling.
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False
9. Charles Guiteau was certain that he would not be executed for shooting the President.
False
True
10. Charles Guiteau shot Garfield, disgruntled that he wasn't President instead.
Charles Guiteau was frustrated that his plans to become consul were thwarted, and he thought that if he got the President out of the way, he could obtain the desired office.
True
False
11. Garfield's doctors were the main cause of his death, after infecting him by their unwashed fingers and unsterilized tools.
In America, Joseph Lister's new theory of antiseptic surgery was still rejected. This meant that nothing was sterilized or washed, and as a result, the doctors practically flooded Garfield with infections. It is likely that Garfield would have survived the bullet wound if it had not been for the doctors' procedures.
False
True
12. Garfield's doctors were able to determine which side of the body the bullet was in, but no one believed them because they could not unlodge the bullet.
They were, in fact, wrong about which side of the body the bullet was in.
False
True
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5 Comments
WilliamScott25
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Level 44
Apr 11, 2025
I assume you are getting the information from the book you are currently reading?
Rohangirl
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Level 23
Apr 11, 2025
Yes 😄 I actually finished it yesterday, tho.
Murphster45
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Level 97
Apr 11, 2025
Interesting quiz, but I hate how the location/position of True/False switches, caused me to miss a couple questions
Rohangirl
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Level 23
Apr 11, 2025
Oh, I probably have the answer settings on shuffle. Lemme change that. :)
Rohangirl
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Level 23
Apr 11, 2025
See if that helps. I changed it so that it wouldn't shuffle every time, but that doesn't mean that the right answer wont be on the bottom position sometimes. Hope I understood your comment right
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