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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 charge was Oswald arraigned on?
(a) Being Communist.
(b) Killing the President.
(c) Wanting to go to Cuba.
(d) Killing Tippit.

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

3. When did Texas announce it would hold a public court of inquiry into the assassination?
(a) December 29, 1963.
(b) November 2, 1963.
(c) November 29, 1964.
(d) November 25, 1963.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Lyndon Johnson sworn in as President?

2. Who led the questioning of Oswald?

3. When was the Texas Book Depository building sealed according to Chapter 12?

4. What hospital was President Kennedy rushed to after the shooting according to Chapter 13?

5. Where did Ruby have dinner on November 21, 1963 with some friends?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did they find in the garage at the Paine house?

2. What happened on March 1, 1967?

3. What happened when Tippit stopped Oswald?

4. What was discovered at the Dealey Plaza at 1:12 p.m.?

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

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

7. Who was Jim Garrison according to Chapter 18?

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

9. What did NBC begin to expose?

10. What was President Kennedy given prior to being pronounced dead?

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