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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Ruby buy sandwiches for in Chapter 16?
(a) Marina Oswald.
(b) The staff of KLIF radio.
(c) The police officer in charge of Oswald.
(d) Lee Harvey Oswald.

2. What does Posner say did not exist from the interrogation?
(a) Civilian witnesses.
(b) Transcripts or recordings.
(c) Police witnesses.
(d) Traces in the police archives.

3. Why was the Zapruder film used according to Chapter 14?
(a) See where the shot landed.
(b) See who fired the shot.
(c) Identify witnesses.
(d) Compare the timing of the shots.

4. Who led the questioning of Oswald?
(a) Lieutenant Hernandez.
(b) Detective Siprano.
(c) Captain Will Fritz.
(d) Officer Kimbist.

5. What kind of analysis was used to prove that one bullet could have caused both Kennedy's and Connally's wounds?
(a) Failure analysis.
(b) Sound wave analysis.
(c) Geometry.
(d) Bullet factor analysis.

6. Who witnessed the killing of Officer J.D. Tippit by Oswald?
(a) Helen Markham.
(b) Mrs. Tippit.
(c) Officer Brady.
(d) Mark Solenberg.

7. What was Oswald's rifle wrapped in according to Chapter 12?
(a) A blanket.
(b) A towel.
(c) A box.
(d) A bag.

8. What was Jack Ruby's occupation?
(a) He was a nightclub owner.
(b) He was a radio host.
(c) He was a journalist.
(d) He was a police officer.

9. Who did Dean Andrews say Oswald came to his officer with in Chapter 18?
(a) A group of Republican kids.
(b) A group of Communist kids.
(c) A group of homosexual kids.
(d) A group of Cuban kids.

10. What was Oswald charged with?
(a) The killing of Tippit.
(b) The murder of Kennedy.
(c) Theft.
(d) Resisting arrest.

11. Who claimed to have seen Ruby at the Parkland Hospital after the assassination?
(a) Jackie Kennedy.
(b) Seth Kantor.
(c) Marina Oswald.
(d) Anton Kisiski.

12. What is the name of the man standing next to the bullet mark on the curb?
(a) James Tangue.
(b) Jerry Macsuelle.
(c) Jose Sanchez.
(d) Mark Tomson.

13. What did the murder of Oswald produce according to Chapter 17?
(a) The birth of investigative journalism.
(b) A lot of grief.
(c) Conspiracy theories.
(d) Interesting history.

14. What was the name of the police officer that first arrived at the Texas Book Depository?
(a) Mark Stapler.
(b) Eric Roger.
(c) Marrion Baker.
(d) Tom Stoki.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What characterized 1965 for Louisiana according to Chapter 18?

2. What fell off a gurney as Governor Connally was being taken to surgery?

3. What time was Kennedy's death announced?

4. How many controversial issues did Posner mention in Chapter 14?

5. How long does Posner say Oswald needed to fire 3 shots?

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