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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) 357 witnesses.
(b) 552 witnesses.
(c) 459 witnesses.
(d) 259 witnesses.

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

3. Where was Ruby going when he stopped at the police headquarters in Chapter 16?
(a) Church.
(b) The mosque.
(c) The temple.
(d) A bar.

4. Whose influence did Jim Garrison investigate in New Orleans according to Chapter 18?
(a) Mafia influence.
(b) Political influence.
(c) Socialist influence.
(d) Communist influence.

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

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

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

8. How many members did the fact finding commission created by Johnson have?
(a) 1 member.
(b) 8 members.
(c) 9 members.
(d) 5 members.

9. What did Oswald deny during his interrogation?
(a) Being married.
(b) Killing the President.
(c) Killing Officer Tippit.
(d) Remembering anything.

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

11. Who was Ruby's roommate in Chapter 16?
(a) Tom Gerrison.
(b) Marina Oswald.
(c) George Senator.
(d) Lee Oswald.

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

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

14. What happened before Kennedy was pronounced dead according to Chapter 13?
(a) He was given last rites.
(b) He talked to his wife.
(c) Reporters were allowed in his room.
(d) Jackie asked him if he really had an affair.

15. What does Posner say Jim Garrison concluded on Carlos Marcello before taking on the investigation on Kennedy's assassination?
(a) He was a small mafia middle man.
(b) He was an honest businessman.
(c) He was not American.
(d) He was a mafia boss.

Short Answer Questions

1. What charge was Oswald arraigned on?

2. What place did Jim Garrison think was the center for the conspiracy to assassinate Kennedy?

3. Who was the sales agent taking care of Ruby at the newspaper office?

4. How many interrogators were present from different government branches according to Chapter 15?

5. What was Jack Ruby's occupation?

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