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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Mollie's response when the attorney assisting the prosecution asked her if she loved her husband?
(a) A little.
(b) Yes.
(c) Never again.
(d) No.

2. When William Hale tried to take out an insurance policy on Henry Roan, he was told that he could only do so if what condition were true?
(a) If Henry Roan owed William Hale a great deal of money.
(b) If Henry Roan divorced his wife.
(c) If Henry Roan were declared to be restricted.
(d) If William Hale paid the policy premiums.

3. In the spring of 1925, J. Edgar Hoover fired many Bureau of Investigation agents in San Francisco for what transgression?
(a) Drinking liquor.
(b) Engaging in extramarital affairs.
(c) Smoking cigars.
(d) Visiting speakeasies.

4. Once Tom White realized that corrupt white citizens would not implicate one another, what group did he turn to next in his quest to solve the Osage murders?
(a) Unrestricted Osage tribe members.
(b) Restricted Osage tribe members.
(c) The guardians of the restricted Osage tribe members.
(d) The white outlaws of the Osage Hills.

5. With whose lawyers did Ernest Burkhart enter the judge's chambers for a private conversation, much to the dismay of the prosecution?
(a) Asa Kirby's lawyers.
(b) William Hale's lawyers.
(c) John Ramsey's lawyers.
(d) Bryan Burkhart's lawyers.

6. As a last resort before William Hale would be released, who did Tom White have transported to Guthrie without J. Edgar Hoover's knowledge?
(a) Henry Grammer.
(b) Blackie Thompson.
(c) Ernest Burkhart.
(d) W.W. Vaughn.

7. At the start of William Hale and John Ramsey's trial, who does William Hale's lawyer ask to have ejected from the courtroom?
(a) Ernest Burkhart.
(b) Mollie Burkhart.
(c) Asa Kirby.
(d) Tom White.

8. In what town were John Ramsey and William Hale tried for murder?
(a) Pawhuska.
(b) Hooet.
(c) Whizbang.
(d) Apalachicola.

9. When Pike, the private detective from Kansas, revealed that he had not really been hired to solve Anna's murder, what did he reveal his true purpose to be?
(a) He was hired as a bodyguard for Tom White.
(b) He was hired to conceal Bryan's whereabouts on the night of Anna's murder.
(c) He was hired to kill Kelsie Morrison.
(d) He was hired to find the mole with the Reign of Terror investigation.

10. Who did Pike claim had hired him to perform his required task?
(a) Ernest Burkhart.
(b) Tom White.
(c) William Hale.
(d) J. Edgar Hoover.

11. When the undercover operative talked to the worker at the Fairfax gas station, who did she name as controlling all aspects of life in the area?
(a) William Hale.
(b) David Shoun.
(c) Tom White.
(d) Ernest Burkhart.

12. Which one of Tom White's brothers was gunned down when he went to arrest a pair of deserters in East Texas?
(a) Coley.
(b) N.P.
(c) Dudley.
(d) Doc.

13. In what famous murder case were handwriting and document analysis first instrumentally used?
(a) The Boston Strangler.
(b) H.H. Holmes.
(c) Leopold and Loeb.
(d) Jack the Ripper.

14. How many years before Anna's death did Mollie and Ernest get married?
(a) Eight.
(b) Two.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

15. About what issue did Tom White and J. Edgar Hoover strongly disagree?
(a) The trustworthiness of informers.
(b) The recognition of regional differences in agent assignments.
(c) William Hale's level of involvement in the Osage murders.
(d) The ways in which laymen should speak to the public.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year were warrants issued for William Hale and Ernest Burkhart's arrests in the murders of Bill Smith, Rita Smith, and Nettie Brookshire?

2. To whom did Anna Brown bequeath nearly all her wealth upon her death?

3. When Ernest Burkhart finally decided to talk, who did he demand to speak to during his confession?

4. Which two people did Bill Smith name as his only two enemies as he lay upon his deathbed?

5. At what type of establishment did authorities arrest Ernest Burkhart once a warrant was issued for his arrest?

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