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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Phil request to go for his weekend break, even though doctors are concerned and Kay would have been had she seen the suicidal writings of Phil?
(a) Mt. Kisco
(b) San Francisco
(c) Glen Welby
(d) Martha's Vineyard

2. Nixon suggests that Kay invite ___________ to an editorial luncheon to brief editors on Vietnam policy.
(a) Henry Kissinger
(b) Steve Truman
(c) Spiro Agnew
(d) Lyndon Johnson

3. Kay realizes that the Post has no ___________ within four levels of her own position.
(a) Black
(b) Poor person
(c) Asian
(d) Woman

4. ____________ can still function when he needs to, through correspondence, memos, and telephone.
(a) Don
(b) Eugene
(c) Ben
(d) Phil

5. Kay may be influenced by Gloria Steinem, but she is put off by the militant ____________ extremists.
(a) Man-hating
(b) Education
(c) Male
(d) Lesbian

Short Answer Questions

1. President Truman's _____________ Emergency Committee is based on Father's suggestion.

2. What does Agnes do for two months after the birth of Elizabeth in 1914?

3. Kay does not join the ____________ party, choosing to remain the good girl, even though many of her friends have joined.

4. In 1941, _____________ declares the Washington Post a journal of national importance.

5. The ____________, unlike Father, cannot subsidize the losses of the paper and are fortunate the CBS radio operation is profitable.

(see the answer key)

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