View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were the witnesses claiming to have seen smoke coming from the grassy knoll area dismissed?
(a) They were drunk.
(b) CIA agents were at the spot.
(c) Modern ammunition is smokeless.
(d) Other witnesses didn't see anything.

2. What did Oswald purchase in January of 1963?
(a) A new car.
(b) A long sabre.
(c) A rifle.
(d) A .38 revolver.

3. What did Mary Bledsoe tell Oswald as he was leaving the boarding home he lived at for a weekend with Marina?
(a) To make sure to paint the room he was in.
(b) To pay his rent.
(c) Not to come back.
(d) To give her regards to his wife.

4. When did Oswald leave New Orleans at the start of Chapter 9?
(a) September 25, 1963.
(b) September 5, 1963.
(c) October 25, 1963.
(d) September 25, 1964.

5. When did Oswald start the job at the Texas School Book Depository?
(a) October 12, 1963.
(b) November 12, 1963.
(c) October 12, 1965.
(d) October 2, 1963.

6. What did many eye witnesses testify seeing in the sixth floor window of the Texas School Book Depository building?
(a) A gun.
(b) A crossbow.
(c) A rifle.
(d) A rocket launcher.

7. Who did Marina stay with while waiting for Oswald to find a job?
(a) Alone.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Oswald's mother.

8. Where was Nosenko questioned by the CIA?
(a) A Paris safe house.
(b) A Moscow safe house.
(c) A New York safe house.
(d) A Geneva safe house.

9. How long after the birth of his second daughter did Oswald start stalking General Walker again?
(a) 6 weeks.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

10. What address was stamped on his Cuban literature?
(a) 369 Mark Avenue.
(b) 125 Washington St.
(c) 544 Camp St.
(d) 356 Camp St.

11. What did Nosenko say the Russians considered Oswald to be?
(a) A prime target.
(b) A danger.
(c) A simple man.
(d) A mental misfit.

12. How many types of identification did the man they arrested have?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

13. When did Nosenko finally defect?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1965.

14. How many men did some witnesses believe were present in the sniper's nest?
(a) 4 men.
(b) 2 men.
(c) 3 men.
(d) 6 men.

15. When did Oswald leave for Europe after his tour as a Marine?
(a) September 20, 1959.
(b) September 20, 1962.
(c) September 20, 1960.
(d) September 20, 1957.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Warren Commission findings indicate about Oswald's socialization during his trip?

2. What CIA agent interrogated Nosenko in the safe house?

3. What organization did Oswald contact to open a branch in New Orleans?

4. Why did Oswald visit the Cuban embassy?

5. Where were Oswald and Ferrie according to some witnesses?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 422 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample