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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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. Why is Bernstein’s contact from #37 angry with him?
(a) He wants to be left alone.
(b) He thinks he has been accessing confidential files.
(c) He thinks he is making up stories.
(d) He is a Republican.

5. In what year did the Watergate break-in take place?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1971.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old were Woodward and Bernstein at the time of the Watergate break-ins?

2. Where did Woodward receive his college diploma?

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

4. Who from CRP directly responded to the Watergate articles?

5. How does Howard Hunt respond to the story about the burglars’ connection to the White House?

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