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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do Woodward and Bernstein later regret about their coverage of Segretti?
(a) The tone of the article.
(b) The reception of the article.
(c) The sources of the article.
(d) The layout of the article.

3. What does Sloan’s attorney say about Sloan’s denial?
(a) That he denies the denial.
(b) That he was right.
(c) That he didn’t mean it.
(d) That it is specific to this story.

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

5. What was Dean’s attitude towards the Post coverage of Watergate?
(a) He was annoyed by it.
(b) He respected it.
(c) He loved it.
(d) He was infuriated by it.

6. What happens with the CRP’s subpoenas in Chapter 13?
(a) They are thrown out of court.
(b) They require the recipients to go to court.
(c) They are upheld as constitutional.
(d) They are seriously questioned by legal scholars.

7. What is Segretti’s demeanor during his interview with the reporters?
(a) Upset.
(b) Persecuted.
(c) Calm.
(d) Confused.

8. What does Bradlee’s statement in Chapter 9 announce?
(a) That the reporters are on probation.
(b) That the paper stands by its reporters.
(c) That the paper has fired the reporters.
(d) That certain facts from the Watergate stories have been recanted.

9. What does the unexpected testimony in question #147 give the prosecution?
(a) Evidence against Dean and Mitchell.
(b) Evidence against Nixon.
(c) Evidence against Hunt.
(d) Evidence against Liddy.

10. What is the question among reporters in the courthouse?
(a) To whom was the judge referring?
(b) What will be the outcome of the trial?
(c) What will the judge do next?
(d) Why did the judge let Woodward and Bernstein go?

11. Who destroyed documents from Hunt’s safe?
(a) Mitchell.
(b) Hunt.
(c) Colson.
(d) Gray.

12. What does Deep Throat do to Woodward in Chapter 9?
(a) He refuses to see him.
(b) He stands him up.
(c) He praises his work.
(d) He has questions for him.

13. What happens when Woodward requests an interview with the President?
(a) He is given a pre-interview and later denied.
(b) He is granted the interview, but postponed.
(c) He is unconditionally offered the interview.
(d) He is immediately denied.

14. How many people at the Post are issued with subpoenas?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

15. Who issued the subpoenas?
(a) The Justice Department.
(b) The White House.
(c) CRP.
(d) Howard Hunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nickname for the men on trial?

2. Why don’t the reporters publish the Colson/Mitchell article?

3. What group did the George Washington University student infiltrate?

4. What does the Senator want that Woodward can’t provide him?

5. What is one document from Hunt’s safe that was destroyed?

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