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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many witnesses were heard by the fact finding commission?
(a) 459 witnesses.
(b) 259 witnesses.
(c) 552 witnesses.
(d) 357 witnesses.

2. When did Ruby arrive at the Carousel Club?
(a) Around 3 p.m. on November 21.
(b) Around 3 p.m. on November 21.
(c) Around 3 p.m. on November 21.
(d) Around 3 p.m. on November 21.

3. Where did Marina think Oswald's rifle was according to Chapter 12?
(a) In the garage.
(b) Under the bed.
(c) In the pantry.
(d) On a shelf.

4. Where did Ruby have dinner on November 21, 1963 with some friends?
(a) The Lybian club.
(b) The Tunisan club.
(c) The Algerian club.
(d) The Egyptian club.

5. Why was the Zapruder film not able to provide all the answers about the location of the shots?
(a) The film was shot from too far away.
(b) The car is blocked from view at several times.
(c) The film was in black and white.
(d) The film was not of good quality.

6. Where was Lyndon Johnson sworn in as President?
(a) Aboard Air Force One.
(b) In the Capitol.
(c) At the hospital where Kennedy died.
(d) On the tarmac at the airport.

7. What does Posner say of Oswald's attitude during the interrogation?
(a) He was cocky.
(b) He was afraid.
(c) He was asking for a lawyer.
(d) He was not talking.

8. What charge was Oswald arraigned on?
(a) Wanting to go to Cuba.
(b) Being Communist.
(c) Killing the President.
(d) Killing Tippit.

9. What controversy did Posner mention about the bullet?
(a) If Oswald manufactured the bullets himself.
(b) If the bullets were Cuban.
(c) If the bullets were Russian.
(d) If one bullet could hit both the President and the Governor.

10. When was Clay Shaw acquitted of the conspiracy charge presented in Chapter 18?
(a) March 1, 1969.
(b) March 1, 1968.
(c) March 12, 1968.
(d) May 1, 1968.

11. Where did the Warren Commission assume the first shot hit Kennedy?
(a) In the head.
(b) In the neck.
(c) In the heart.
(d) In the chest.

12. Where did Oswald hide from a passing police car?
(a) A video store.
(b) A weapon shop.
(c) A police station.
(d) A shoe store.

13. When did Johnson order for a fact finding mission to be created?
(a) November 30, 1963.
(b) November 29, 1963.
(c) November 15, 1966.
(d) November 29, 1965.

14. Why did Oswald grab a jacket according to Chapter 12?
(a) Because it was cold.
(b) Out of habit.
(c) To hide a wound.
(d) To cover his revolver.

15. How long does Posner say Oswald needed to fire 3 shots?
(a) 1.5 seconds.
(b) 2.5 seconds.
(c) 5.4 seconds.
(d) 4.5 seconds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Oswald's attitude during his interrogation lead Marina to believe?

2. What does Posner say did not exist from the interrogation?

3. What was Jack Ruby's occupation?

4. Who witnessed Oswald fleeing the scene of Officer Tippit's murder?

5. Who was with Kennedy most of the time in the hospital room?

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