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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Bernstein think will win the presidential election?
(a) McGovern.
(b) Muskie.
(c) He does not vote.
(d) Nixon.

2. What is Senator Ervin’s opinion of Nixon’s men?
(a) They are misinformed.
(b) They are thugs.
(c) They are fundamentally good.
(d) They are confused.

3. How does Sloan resemble Deep Throat in Chapter 9?
(a) He meets with the reporters in an underground garage.
(b) He refuses to be their source on Haldeman.
(c) He refuses to talk to the reporters anymore.
(d) He yells at Woodward.

4. In what format does Bernstein get the names of the Watergate trial jurors?
(a) He has them faxed over.
(b) He memorizes them.
(c) He photocopies them.
(d) He writes them down.

5. Whom does Kissinger contact at the Post when he is angry?
(a) Bernstein.
(b) Bradlee.
(c) Woodward.
(d) Graham.

6. What changes about Deep Throat’s attitude in Chapter 16?
(a) He is anxious.
(b) He is confident.
(c) He is happy.
(d) He is quiet.

7. How does the FBI agent react when asked to re-confirm the story?
(a) He pretends not to know the reporters.
(b) He complies.
(c) He denies the facts.
(d) He presents new facts.

8. What is the theory presented as to why the men on trial plead guilty?
(a) They know they will be caught anyway.
(b) They anticipate a later pardon.
(c) They don’t understand the legal system.
(d) They are remorseful.

9. What is one institution that is NOT mentioned as a CRP target in Chapter 16?
(a) The Post offices.
(b) The Time magazine offices.
(c) The Newsweek offices.
(d) The Brookings Institute.

10. Why do the reporters use the technique in #87 ?
(a) To protect the source’s identity.
(b) To protect the source’s job.
(c) To confuse the source.
(d) To make the source more willing to talk.

11. What does Segretti claim he did for CRP?
(a) “Errands.”
(b) “The little stuff”.
(c) “Nickel and dime stuff”.
(d) “The big stuff”.

12. Who does Woodward think might be tapping his apartment?
(a) CRP.
(b) The White House.
(c) The CIA.
(d) The FBI.

13. According to Sloan, how much was paid out to the Watergate burglars?
(a) More than $80,000.
(b) $50,000.
(c) At least $70,000.
(d) $100,000.

14. What group did the George Washington University student infiltrate?
(a) The Hippies.
(b) The CRP.
(c) The Quakers.
(d) The McGovern campaign.

15. Who is L. Patrick Gray?
(a) The head of the CIA.
(b) The head of the FBI.
(c) A member of CRP.
(d) A lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Dean’s attitude towards the Post coverage of Watergate?

2. Do the reporters think Segretti will do that he does not?

3. What do Woodward and Bernstein later regret about their coverage of Segretti?

4. What does Liddy remark during the trial?

5. Who wins the presidential election?

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