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Garfield's death - true or false - Statistics

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Question Answer % Correct
Charles Guiteau thought that Americans would thank him for shooting Garfield. True
92%
Garfield died immediately after he was shot twice, one bullet grazing his arm, and the other lodging in his abdomen. False
83%
Charles Guiteau shot Garfield, disgruntled that he wasn't President instead. False
83%
Alexander Graham Bell invented the induction balance, a type of metal detector, to find the bullet in Garfield's body. True
75%
Garfield's doctors were the main cause of his death, after infecting him by their unwashed fingers and unsterilized tools. True
75%
Many Americans accused Chester Arthur and his ally and advisor, Conkling, of being behind the shooting. True
67%
Garfield was the 20th president of the United States of America. True
67%
Garfield's death unified Americans as they had never been unified before, since before the Civil War. True
58%
Garfield was nominated after making a nominating speech for another candidate. True
50%
Charles Guiteau was certain that he would not be executed for shooting the President. True
50%
Former Vice President Chester Arthur seemed indifferent to the President's death. False
42%
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. False
42%
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