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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Posner point out at the start of Chapter 12?
(a) That Oswald was a mess.
(b) That Oswald was a good shot.
(c) That Oswald didn't stand a chance.
(d) That Oswald had little time to prepare.

2. Why was Ruby running the Vegas Club according to Chapter 16?
(a) His brother was out of town.
(b) His sister was sick.
(c) He owned it.
(d) His sister didn't want to do it.

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

4. How many Americans believed Oswald acted alone according to a Gallop Poll presented in Chapter 17?
(a) 29%.
(b) 39%.
(c) 49%.
(d) 59%.

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

6. What fell off a gurney as Governor Connally was being taken to surgery?
(a) Money.
(b) A wallet.
(c) A gun.
(d) A bullet.

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

8. Who was the sales agent taking care of Ruby at the newspaper office?
(a) Sam Gandi.
(b) Don Mitchell.
(c) Mark Camptbell.
(d) Don Campbell.

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

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

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

12. What does Posner say evidence indicates about the first shot?
(a) It was meant to kill the driver.
(b) It killed Kennedy.
(c) It wounded Mrs. Kennedy.
(d) It missed.

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

14. What did Kennedy's electrocardiogram show according to the testimonies of the doctors and nurses at the hospital?
(a) A dying heart rhythm.
(b) A healthy heart.
(c) A stressed heart.
(d) A flat line.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Texas law require because of Kennedy's violent death?

2. Who was Ruby's roommate in Chapter 16?

3. Who removed the body from the Hospital after Kennedy's death?

4. Where did Ruby buy some goods from after visiting his sister?

5. What is the name of the man standing next to the bullet mark on the curb?

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