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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did the Warren Commission conclude about the three shots fired at Kennedy?
(a) Oswald was not alone.
(b) Oswald could not have fired them.
(c) Oswald was used by the CIA.
(d) Oswald could have fired them.

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

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

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

3. When did Air Force one land at Andrews Air Force Base?

4. How many witnesses were heard by the fact finding commission?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Commission divide its tasks?

2. Who was David Ferrie and why was Garrison interested in Ferrie?

3. What was the first priority according to Chapter 15?

4. What was required after Air Force One was boarded?

5. How much time did Oswald need?

6. Who was Jim Garrison according to Chapter 18?

7. What did Ruby deny until his death?

8. Where was Jack Ruby at the time of the assassination of President Kennedy in Chapter 16?

9. What did Oswald's behavior lead Marina to believe?

10. What did the homicide captain do at 2:30 p.m. in Chapter 15 on the day of the assassination?

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