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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Bernstein think will win the presidential election?

2. What does Bernstein not understand at first about the legal ramifications of the President’s involvement?

3. What does Sloan refuse to confirm?

4. Who issued the subpoenas?

5. What upsets the reporters about Nixon’s announcement regarding executive privilege in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the reporters believe about Segretti?

2. Why are the documents Gray provides significant?

3. How does the book describe Haldeman's relationship to CRP?

4. What surveillance did CRP, the CIA, and/or the White House have on the Post reporters?

5. Why is Deep Throat so upset about the Haldeman article?

6. Why would the President want to ‘destroy’ the Post?

7. How does the White House aide feel about Dean’s upcoming statement regarding the President?

8. Was it illegal for the reporters to approach jurors?

9. What do the reporters suspect happened to the slush funds after June 17th?

10. What did the FBI fail to do with the Watergate Seven's address books?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The book covers the discovery and research of many significant events. What methods do Woodward and Bernstein use to do their research? How do they push the limits of journalistic ethics – or do they? In this case, was it worth it?

Essay Topic 2

Several attempts were made by various government bodies to uncover the truth about Watergate. Compare and contrast these attempts, evaluating their success and failure.

Essay Topic 3

Sloan provides the reporters with a variety of claims and evidence. Detail their relationship to Sloan. At what points do they trust him? Mistrust him? How is this in keeping with his character, as detailed by the book?

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