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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Texas law require because of Kennedy's violent death?

3. When did Texas announce it would hold a public court of inquiry into the assassination?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did NBC begin to expose?

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

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

5. What did the Kennedy family refuse to release?

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

7. What happened when Tippit stopped Oswald?

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

9. How much time did Oswald need?

10. What happened on March 1, 1967?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The shooting of president Kennedy had a profound impact on the American people, but also a profound impact on the Secret Service. How did the Secret Service change because of the assassination? Use the text and secondary sources to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

Lee Harvey Oswald was born in New Orleans and was placed in an orphanage until his mother remarried. In the early 1950's, he was sent to a psychiatric evaluation and was released on probation until he was ordered to a residential treatment facility. Discuss the significance of his early diagnosis and analyze how this may have affected decisions in his adult life. Students should use the text to support their analysis.

Essay Topic 3

Posner analyzed Connally's reactions in conjunction with the Zapruder film, but Connally said that he was not hit by the first shot, even though his wife thought so. Discuss the significance of the failure analysis and what it indicated.

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