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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is John Mitchell’s job?
(a) He is Nixon’s treasurer.
(b) He is Nixon’s campaign manager.
(c) He is Nixon’s accountant.
(d) He is Nixon’s chief of staff.

2. Who is the reporter’s third source about Haldeman’s access to the fund?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) Sloan.
(c) An FBI agent.
(d) Deep Throat.

3. Why does Deep Throat tell Woodward that he would warn him off a bad story?
(a) Out of an ethical duty.
(b) Because they are friends.
(c) For the integrity of the press.
(d) To protect his own job.

4. Why do the reporters use the technique in #87 ?
(a) To protect the source’s identity.
(b) To confuse the source.
(c) To make the source more willing to talk.
(d) To protect the source’s job.

5. What regarding Sloan makes Bernstein panic in Chapter 5?
(a) His disappearance.
(b) His new attitude.
(c) Learning that he never worked for CRP.
(d) The suspicion that he may not have the facts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sloan refuse to confirm?

2. How does Sloan resemble Deep Throat in Chapter 9?

3. Who is Herbert Kalmbach?

4. What is strange about Deep Throat’s meeting with Woodward in Chapter 13?

5. What does Sloan’s attorney say about Sloan’s denial?

(see the answer key)

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