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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was NOT among the people Bill Smith met with in the hospital shortly before his death, when he asked the nurse to leave the room?
(a) William Hale.
(b) James Shoun.
(c) His lawyer.
(d) David Shoun.

2. What philosophy of thinking did J. Edgar Hoover adopt in the creation of his overhauled Bureau of Investigation?
(a) Progressivism.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Populism.
(d) Collectivism.

3. 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) The white outlaws of the Osage Hills.
(c) The guardians of the restricted Osage tribe members.
(d) Restricted Osage tribe members.

4. What was NOT one of the categories assessed on the Bureau of Investigation's Efficiency Rating sheets?
(a) Personal Appearance.
(b) Fairness.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Judgment.

5. What event resulted in putting a stop to the campaign to fire Tom White and his men?
(a) Tom White was killed in the line of duty.
(b) Ernest Burkhart made a full confession.
(c) The governor of Oklahoma was assassinated.
(d) J. Edgar Hoover was given a commendation by the U.S. government.

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

7. Whom did Ernest Burkhart name as Anna's murderer?
(a) Asa Kirby.
(b) Henry Grammer.
(c) William Hale.
(d) Kelsie Morrison.

8. A government study estimated that prior to 1925, how much money had been stolen from adult Osage wards by their appointed white guardians?
(a) $8,000,000.
(b) $18,000,000.
(c) $2,000,000.
(d) $3,500,000.

9. How old was Mollie's daughter Anna when she mysteriously died?
(a) Three.
(b) Eight.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

10. J. Edgar Hoover often repeated the maxim "You either improve or" (167) do what?
(a) Disprove.
(b) Disappear.
(c) Fail.
(d) Deteriorate.

11. At what type of establishment did authorities arrest Ernest Burkhart once a warrant was issued for his arrest?
(a) In a library.
(b) In a church.
(c) In a park.
(d) In a pool hall.

12. What is NOT one thing Mollie said in defense of her husband Ernest at the time of his arrest?
(a) Ernest would not hurt anyone.
(b) Ernest is a good and kind man.
(c) Ernest would not hurt Mollie under any circumstances.
(d) Ernest had loved Anna too much to have killed her.

13. Tom White discovered that the Shoun brothers had been giving Mollie injections that were supposed to contain what substance?
(a) Morphine.
(b) Insulin.
(c) Vitamin B.
(d) Smallpox vaccinations.

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

15. What changed William Hale's initial reaction to the news that his case would have to be tried in state court?
(a) He heard his nephew Ernest Burkhart cry out.
(b) Tom White informed William Hale that he would only be released for a few hours.
(c) Mollie Burkhart spoke up from the back of the courtroom.
(d) Sheriff Freas arrested William Hale, this time on state charges.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a last resort before William Hale would be released, who did Tom White have transported to Guthrie without J. Edgar Hoover's knowledge?

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

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

4. With whose lawyers did Ernest Burkhart enter the judge's chambers for a private conversation, much to the dismay of the prosecution?

5. In what famous murder case were handwriting and document analysis first instrumentally used?

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