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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Chapin’s role at the White House, according to the reporters’ inside contact there?
(a) He is unimportant.
(b) He has the President’s ear.
(c) He is in the press office.
(d) He is one of the most important people there.

2. What is the second document from Hunt’s safe that was destroyed?
(a) Background information on Nixon.
(b) Background information on Ted Kennedy.
(c) Background information on the Post.
(d) Background information on JFK.

3. What happens when Woodward requests an interview with the President?
(a) He is immediately denied.
(b) He is granted the interview, but postponed.
(c) He is given a pre-interview and later denied.
(d) He is unconditionally offered the interview.

4. What do Gray’s notes do to the Post?
(a) Vindicate it.
(b) Send its publisher to jail.
(c) Confuse its reporters.
(d) Prove its sources wrong.

5. Are Woodward and Bernstein allowed to talk to witnesses at the trial?
(a) Never.
(b) They have to take it on a case-by-case basis.
(c) Initially yes, but they are later forbidden to.
(d) Initially no, but they are later allowed to.

Short Answer Questions

1. What regarding Sloan makes Bernstein panic in Chapter 5?

2. What do Gray’s notes prove?

3. According to Deep Throat’s first statement, how many people connected to the President worked on subverting other elections?

4. What word does Ziegler try to avoid during the press conference in Chapter 8?

5. What were the Watergate burglars carrying?

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