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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chronicle Two: The Evidence Man, Chapters 18-21 and Chronicle Three: The Reporter, Chapter 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. William Hale once said, "I, like many other good men, believed it would be only a short time until Congress would pass a law" (160) that permitted what practice?
(a) Lynchings.
(b) Gambling on reservation lands.
(c) The sale of headrights.
(d) Alcohol sales on reservation lands.

2. What decade was a writer of the age referring to when calling it "the greatest, gaudiest spree in history" (77)?
(a) The 1890s.
(b) The 1870s.
(c) The 1930s.
(d) The 1920s.

3. Where did Tom White have to travel in order to interview Burt Lawson about the Osage murders?
(a) To Colorado.
(b) To the McAlester state penitentiary.
(c) To the Dominican Republic.
(d) To Utah.

4. What Biblical reference did a government inspector make during his plea to Congress asking them to take greater control over the Osage people and their money?
(a) Cain and Abel.
(b) Sodom and Gomorrah.
(c) Samson and Delilah.
(d) David and Goliath.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the start of William Hale and John Ramsey's trial, who does William Hale's lawyer ask to have ejected from the courtroom?

2. In what town were John Ramsey and William Hale tried for murder?

3. In 1926, Ernest Burkhart was sentenced to what punishment for his crimes?

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?

5. What event resulted in putting a stop to the campaign to fire Tom White and his men?

(see the answer key)

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