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

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

3. How many pages was the report released by the fact finding commission?
(a) 666 pages.
(b) 868 pages.
(c) 788 pages.
(d) 888 pages.

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

5. What was Jack Ruby's occupation?
(a) He was a nightclub owner.
(b) He was a journalist.
(c) He was a police officer.
(d) He was a radio host.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Oswald's rifle wrapped in according to Chapter 12?

3. What time did the questioning of Oswald start according to Chapter 15?

4. When did Ruby die?

5. What did Oswald deny during his interrogation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Jim Garrison according to Chapter 18?

2. What happened when Tippit stopped Oswald?

3. What does Posner point out about Oswald's plan in Chapter 12?

4. What were two controversial issues according to Posner in Chapter 14?

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

6. Who was Jack Ruby?

7. What did many early critics believe about the assassination and what did it lead to?

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

9. What was happening to Governor Connally and how was it significant?

10. What did the Gallop Poll say according to Chapter 17?

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