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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Clay Shaw die?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1975.

2. What does Posner think was clear about Oswald actions?
(a) He wanted to escape.
(b) His training made no difference.
(c) He was intellectually limited.
(d) He had help.

3. Who performed Kennedy's autopsy?
(a) Dr. Humes.
(b) Drs. Humes and Boswe.
(c) Drs. Humes and Patrick.
(d) Drs. Boswe and Patrick.

4. Who came under suspicion and were questioned after the assassination?
(a) Oswald's co-workers.
(b) Oswald's friends and family.
(c) The CIA.
(d) Officer Tippit.

5. What does the Warren Commission think the bullet mark on the curb was caused by?
(a) The bullet that entered Kennedy's head.
(b) The third bullet was meant for Mrs. Kennedy.
(c) A shooting between police and robbers the week before.
(d) The second bullet.

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

7. Who did Garrison concluded Clay Bertrand must be according to Chapter 18?
(a) Clay Claymore.
(b) Clay Cassius.
(c) Clay Shaw.
(d) Lee Oswald.

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

9. What characterized 1965 for Louisiana according to Chapter 18?
(a) Integration of the school system.
(b) Civil unrest.
(c) Riots.
(d) An election year.

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

11. Why were the autopsy photos not examined by the fact finding commission?
(a) The Kennedy family refused to released them.
(b) They were too gruesome.
(c) No pictures were taken.
(d) They were irrelevant.

12. When was the Texas Book Depository building sealed according to Chapter 12?
(a) 10:45 a.m.
(b) 12:05 a.m.
(c) 11:33 a.m.
(d) 12:45 a.m.

13. What was the first priority of the interrogators talking to Oswald?
(a) Find how he was able to shoot so accurately.
(b) Finding if he had accomplices.
(c) See if he was hired by the Soviets.
(d) Get a confession.

14. What did Texas law require because of Kennedy's violent death?
(a) An autopsy.
(b) That President Kennedy be buried in Texas.
(c) To keep the body.
(d) That Mrs. Kennedy stay in Texas.

15. When was Ruby in Dallas according to Chapter 16?
(a) November 21, 1963.
(b) November 21, 1963.
(c) November 21, 1963.
(d) November 21, 1963.

Short Answer Questions

1. What hospital was President Kennedy rushed to after the shooting according to Chapter 13?

2. What TV network started investigating Garrison after he arrested Clay Shaw?

3. What controversy did Posner mention about the bullet?

4. How many Americans believed Oswald acted alone according to a Gallop Poll presented in Chapter 17?

5. What was the name of the police officer that first arrived at the Texas Book Depository?

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