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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was strange about John Mitchell’s resignation from office?
(a) He was ill.
(b) He was a very ambitious man.
(c) He didn’t tell anyone.
(d) He genuinely wanted to spend time with his family.

2. How do most people on the reporters’ lists react to being contacted?
(a) They are furious.
(b) They are terrified.
(c) They are concerned.
(d) They are cooperative.

3. How many men agents did the FBI assign to the Watergate investigation?
(a) A dozen.
(b) One hundred and fifty.
(c) One.
(d) One hundred.

4. What nickname did the two reporters acquire at the Post?
(a) CarlBob.
(b) BobCarl.
(c) Bernwood.
(d) Woodstein.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Bookkeeper identify the recipients of money from the security fund?

2. Whose name comes up in a variety of sources?

3. At the beginning of the book, how long had Woodward been working at the Post?

4. What did Dahlberg do with the money he was given?

5. What do reporters at the newsroom tease Bernstein about during the investigation into CRP’s checks?

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