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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many interrogators were present from different government branches according to Chapter 15?
(a) 12.
(b) 25.
(c) 35.
(d) 6.

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

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

4. How long does Posner say Oswald needed to fire 3 shots?
(a) 5.4 seconds.
(b) 4.5 seconds.
(c) 2.5 seconds.
(d) 1.5 seconds.

5. 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.

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

7. What time was Kennedy's death announced?
(a) 1:22 pm.
(b) 1:03 pm.
(c) 2:33 pm.
(d) 1:33 pm.

8. What does Posner say of Jim Garrison in Chapter 18?
(a) He was happy in marriage.
(b) He was a colorful New Orleans character.
(c) He was communist.
(d) He was paranoid.

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

10. When did Ruby arrive at the Carousel Club?
(a) Around 3 p.m. on November 21.
(b) Around 3 p.m. on November 21.
(c) Around 3 p.m. on November 21.
(d) Around 3 p.m. on November 21.

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

12. Where did the Warren Commission assume the first shot hit Kennedy?
(a) In the head.
(b) In the neck.
(c) In the heart.
(d) In the chest.

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

14. What does Posner say the conspiracy theory and controversy led to?
(a) The downfall of reason.
(b) The 1970 House reinvestigation.
(c) A lot of bad websites.
(d) Numerous books.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Kennedy's electrocardiogram show according to the testimonies of the doctors and nurses at the hospital?

2. Who was present when Oswald arrived at his rooming house after the shooting?

3. Who headed the fact finding commission created by Johnson?

4. What does Posner think was clear about Oswald actions?

5. When were the expended shells found in the Texas Book Depository Building?

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