DB Cooper Case Analysis

DB Cooper Case Analysis

Assessment

Interactive Video

History, Journalism, Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Ethan Morris

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The video discusses the investigation into the DB Cooper case, focusing on Sheridan Peterson as a suspect. The narrator recounts their excitement about the case and the process of interviewing Peterson, who was suspected due to his background as a jumper and Boeing employee. Despite Peterson's alibi of being in Nepal, the FBI remained interested in him. The video concludes with speculation about Peterson's potential involvement, leaving the mystery unresolved.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the initial reaction of the narrator when they got the lead on the DB Cooper case?

They were confused.

They were disappointed.

They were excited.

They were indifferent.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the younger agents not recognize the significance of the DB Cooper case?

They were new to the job.

They were not interested in history.

They thought it was a fictional story.

They had never heard of it before.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the task assigned to the narrator regarding Sheridan Peterson?

To interview his family.

To follow him secretly.

To ask him for a voluntary swab.

To arrest him immediately.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did Sheridan Peterson react when the FBI approached him?

He was hostile.

He found it amusing.

He refused to cooperate.

He was scared.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the FBI hope to achieve by asking for a voluntary swab from Sheridan Peterson?

To scare him into confessing.

To match evidence they couldn't before.

To confirm his identity.

To test a new forensic method.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the significance of the parachute in the DB Cooper case?

It was a decorative chute.

It was a military-grade chute.

It was a pilot's ring chute.

It was a new model.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Sheridan Peterson's alibi for not being DB Cooper?

He was in the hospital.

He was in Nepal with family.

He was at work.

He was in jail.

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