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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Chapin’s job at the White House?
(a) He works in security.
(b) He works in the press office.
(c) He is an aide to the President.
(d) He is a speechwriter.

2. Who from CRP directly responded to the Watergate articles?
(a) Paul Barrick.
(b) Maurice Stans.
(c) John Mitchell.
(d) The Bookkeepers.

3. What were the Watergate burglars carrying?
(a) Photo equipment and electronic gear.
(b) Budget memos.
(c) Tapes of confidential conversations.
(d) Bags of money.

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

5. What is Ziegler’s role at the White House?
(a) He is an economic advisor.
(b) He is a speechwriter.
(c) He is the Chief of Staff.
(d) He is the Press Secretary.

6. Why does Rosenfeld initially distrust Young?
(a) He thinks he is lying.
(b) He’s never heard of him.
(c) He thinks he’s using a pseudonym.
(d) He thinks he is a hippy.

7. What is the most important name connected with the fund that the reporters have found by Chapter 5?
(a) Liddy.
(b) Haldeman.
(c) Stans.
(d) Mitchell.

8. 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.

9. 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 convinces her to go on the record.
(d) He uses her telephone.

10. How many men broke into the Watergate?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

11. How did Woodward set a meeting with Deep Throat?
(a) Through his copy of the paper.
(b) Over the telephone.
(c) By waiting on random nights in the garage.
(d) By setting up a red flag.

12. What number does Deep Throat amend his response to #57 to?
(a) Fifty.
(b) More than fifty.
(c) Fewer than ten.
(d) Five.

13. What word does Ziegler try to avoid during the press conference in Chapter 8?
(a) The Post.
(b) Directed.
(c) Involved.
(d) Corruption.

14. What name does Sloan give to the fund?
(a) The Special Projects fund.
(b) The Black Ops fund.
(c) The Special Operations fund.
(d) The Ratfucking fund.

15. How does the Bookkeeper identify the recipients of money from the security fund?
(a) She provides their initials.
(b) She agrees to their initials.
(c) She provides their last names.
(d) She agrees to their last names.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the colloquial term that CRP used for its subterfuge tactics?

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

3. Where were the majority of the Watergate burglars from?

4. What job had Ziegler previously held?

5. What was strange about John Mitchell’s resignation from office?

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