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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the young Post reporter use to see if Segretti is home?
(a) A cigarette.
(b) A matchstick.
(c) A letter.
(d) A napkin.

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

3. What did Deep Throat provide for the reporters?
(a) Deep background.
(b) A primary source.
(c) Rumors.
(d) A confirmation source.

4. What do reporters at the newsroom tease Bernstein about during the investigation into CRP’s checks?
(a) His level of Spanish.
(b) His tendency to push deadlines.
(c) His friendship with Woodward.
(d) His last-minute revisions.

5. Who is Young?
(a) A reporter.
(b) A politician.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) An editor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Woodward find Mrs. Mitchell?

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

3. What is the nickname for young reporter?

4. Where did Woodward receive his college diploma?

5. What is Chapin’s job at the White House?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Woodward want to talk to Mitchell's wife?

2. What is the problem with the article the reporters write about Baldwin?

3. Who is Donald Segretti?

4. What happens in the Nixon campaign immediately after the burglaries?

5. Who was Deep Throat?

6. Why does Judge Richey's call surprise Bernstein?

7. How are Woodward and Bernstein different?

8. What characterizes Ziegler's response to the allegations?

9. What is the importance of USC?

10. What is different about the GAO investigation than previous investigations?

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