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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job had Ziegler previously held?
(a) Stockbroker.
(b) Movie extra.
(c) Disneyland barker.
(d) Shoe salesman.

2. How did Deep Throat set a meeting with Woodward?
(a) By setting up a red flag.
(b) Over the telephone.
(c) By waiting on random nights in the garage.
(d) Through his copy of the paper.

3. Who is Bill Mooney?
(a) A CRP staffer.
(b) A pseudonym.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A White House staffer.

4. How does Bernstein confirm the information that Sloan gave him?
(a) Through Deep Throat.
(b) Through Woodward.
(c) Through a contact in the FBI.
(d) Through a contact at the Justice Department.

5. What is the story that the reporters release in Chapter 5 about?
(a) Nixon’s knowledge of the funds.
(b) Haldeman’s control of the funds.
(c) Liddy’s control of the funds.
(d) Mitchell’s control of the funds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose name comes up in a variety of sources?

2. What is unique about the sandwich shop where Bernstein meets his source?

3. At the beginning of the book, how long had Woodward been working at the Post?

4. What does Sloan tell the reporters about the money in Chapter 8?

5. How does Howard Hunt respond to the story about the burglars’ connection to the White House?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Deep Throat treat Woodward?

2. Who is Donald Segretti?

3. Why does Judge Richey's call surprise Bernstein?

4. Why does Woodward want to talk to Mitchell's wife?

5. How are Woodward and Bernstein different?

6. What tips Woodward off at the courtroom that things are more than they seem?

7. What kind of denials does the White House issue?

8. Why do the reporters continue with the case?

9. Why did Sloan resign his position?

10. What is the importance of USC?

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