1. What are the most basic facts of the Kennedy assassination from Friday, November 22 to Sunday,

November 24? What exactly happened? When? Who were the people involved?

Answer the question in a day-by-day manner, or in any other way you want, as long as it is clear.(20

pts)

2. What was the Warren Commission? What were its fundamental conclusions? What were some of the

criticisms of its methods and conclusions? (20 pts)

3. Who was Jim Garrison? What was his role in the JFK investigation, and what ultimately happened to

him? (15 pts)

4. What are the crucial pieces of evidence that suggest to many that the assassination was less simple

than it appeared, that it might have been carried out by more than a single gunman? Include both

artifacts (e.g. bullet), documents (e.g. autopsy reports) and events (e.g. mysterious deaths…) (30 pts)