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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 not of good quality.
(d) The film was in black and white.

3. What TV network started investigating Garrison after he arrested Clay Shaw?
(a) PBS.
(b) ABC.
(c) FOX News.
(d) NBC.

4. When did Ruby leave the apartment on the Sunday following the assassination of Kennedy?
(a) 11 a.m.
(b) 12 p.m.
(c) 1 a.m.
(d) 12 a.m.

5. Where did Ruby buy some goods from after visiting his sister?
(a) Walmart.
(b) Sears.
(c) The Ritz Delicatessen.
(d) Empire Walton.

6. Who was present when Oswald arrived at his rooming house after the shooting?
(a) Helen Roe.
(b) Earlene Jacobson.
(c) Earlene Roberts.
(d) Mary Bledsoe.

7. When were the expended shells found in the Texas Book Depository Building?
(a) 12:45 a.m.
(b) 2:45 p.m.
(c) 12:00 a.m.
(d) 1:12 p.m.

8. What hospital was President Kennedy rushed to after the shooting according to Chapter 13?
(a) Houston General.
(b) Dallas Central.
(c) Parkland Hospital.
(d) Park Hospital.

9. Who witnessed Oswald fleeing the scene of Officer Tippit's murder?
(a) Nobody.
(b) Virginia and Barbara Davis and William Scoggins.
(c) Virginia and Mark Davis.
(d) Helen Markham and her son Davis.

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

11. What was inserted through the bullet exit wound in Chapter 13?
(a) An IV.
(b) A plug.
(c) A small pump.
(d) A tracheotomy tube.

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

13. Who was the first witness heard by the fact finding commission?
(a) The Secret Service agents.
(b) The CIA chief.
(c) Marina Oswald.
(d) Mrs. Kennedy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who performed Kennedy's autopsy?

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

3. Why did Oswald grab a jacket according to Chapter 12?

4. How many members did the fact finding commission created by Johnson have?

5. Who came under suspicion and were questioned after the assassination?

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