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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What setback had the Post encountered in 1971?
(a) Time Magazine got an interview with the President.
(b) The New York Times had published the Pentagon Papers.
(c) It had gone bankrupt.
(d) They were scooped on a story about a Vietnam general.

2. Why was Dahlberg difficult to reach to at first?
(a) He was under CRP’s protection.
(b) His neighbor had been kidnapped.
(c) His grandmother had died.
(d) His wife was ill.

3. What is Hunt’s position?
(a) Attorney.
(b) Consultant.
(c) Politician.
(d) Late thirties.

4. At the beginning of the book, how long had Woodward been working at the Post?
(a) Three months.
(b) Nine weeks.
(c) Nine months.
(d) One year.

5. What excuse does Bernstein use to stay in the Bookkeeper’s house?
(a) He drinks a cup of coffee.
(b) He convinces her to go on the record.
(c) He uses her telephone.
(d) He tells her he is being followed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men agents did the FBI assign to the Watergate investigation?

2. How often had Woodward and Bernstein worked together before Watergate?

3. How do most people on the reporters’ lists react to being contacted?

4. What were the Watergate burglars carrying?

5. What code name does Bernstein use for the Bookkeeper?

(see the answer key)

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