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Great Conspiracies

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Introduction:
"Here are some of my favorite 'plots'."


1. According to Shakespeare, which of the following was NOT a conspirator against Julius Caesar?
    Crassus
    Cassius
    Cinna
    Casca


2. Dr. Samuel Mudd was suspected by many as being a conspirator in the assassination of Lincoln. What happened to Mudd?
    Imprisoned and pardoned
    Died in prison
    Tried and found not guilty
    Never brought to trial


3. Who was the key player in the unsuccessful 'bomb plot' to kill Hitler?
    Rommel
    Von Stauffenberg
    Richthofen
    Von Runstedt


4. Some people believe that there was a conspiracy to protect the identity of 'Jack the Ripper'. The best evidence for this is:
    Destruction of clues at a crime scene
    Comments found in his diary
    A comment made by Jack in his letters to the police
    Testimony of witnesses who saw him with another man


5. During the heyday of anti-communism there were many attempts to kill Castro. One was the so-called 'Bay of Pigs'. When did it occur?
    Early 60's
    Early 50's
    Late 50's
    Late 60's


6. The Watergate break-in - and the conspiracy to conceal the government involvement - was part of the Nixon re-election effort. Who was in charge of the aptly named CREEP (Committee to Re-Elect the President)?
    John Mitchell
    John Ehrlichmann
    H.R. Haldeman
    Spiro Agnew


7. The 'Gunpowder Plot' was an unsuccessful conspiracy against the government. Where did it occur?
    France
    United States
    Great Britain
    Germany


8. Who was the chief conspirator in the assassination of Trotsky?
    Stalin
    Lenin
    Marx
    Rasputin


9. Which of the following was NOT a character whose name is encountered in the investigation of the JFK assassination?
    Guy Bannister
    Clay Shaw
    David Ferrie
    Rafer Johnson


10. Many people believe that Jack Ruby's assassination was a conspiracy, rather than a one-man show. (Just as many people believe the same thing about Oswald's shooting of Kennedy.)Which of these does NOT support the conspiracy theory?
    Ruby was linked to organized crime
    Ruby told Earl Warren that he wanted to tell him certain things, but couldn't do so in Dallas
    Ruby enjoyed considerable financial 'improvements' just prior to the shooting
    Dorothy Kilgallen interviewed Ruby in prison and promised to 'blow the lid off of things'


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