Where was Booth buried?

• A. In a simple crate in an unmarked grave at the Old Arsenal Penitentiary
• B. In a private family cemetery
• C. In Arlington National Cemetery
• D. In a public city cemetery

Answer: (A)

The key idea is the actual burial location and how Booth’s body was treated after his death. He was buried in the Old Arsenal Penitentiary’s grounds in Washington, D.C., in a simple wooden crate and in an unmarked grave. This reflects how the government handled his remains—discreetly, without a public ceremony or a family plot.

Why the other options don’t fit: a private family cemetery would imply the family arranged a burial, which didn’t happen here; Arlington National Cemetery wasn’t used for him; and a public city cemetery would have made the burial a public event, which the authorities avoided. The established fact is the unmarked grave at the Old Arsenal Penitentiary.