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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 statement about the President most upsets his aide at the end of Chapter 15?
(a) That he is a liar.
(b) That he is going to jail.
(c) That he will be impeached.
(d) That Dean will claim he is a crook.

2. What technique do the reporters use to have their fourth source confirm their story ?
(a) Counting down from ten.
(b) Using initials.
(c) Morse code.
(d) A flag on the balcony.

3. Who unexpectedly helps the prosecution at the end of Chapter 14?
(a) Magruder.
(b) Hunt.
(c) Colson.
(d) Liddy.

4. Whom does Woodward vote for in the presidential election?
(a) Nixon.
(b) McGovern.
(c) Muskie.
(d) He does not vote.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one institution that is NOT mentioned as a CRP target in Chapter 16?

2. What does Woodward ask for from Shapiro and Colson?

3. What does Deep Throat refuse to do for Woodward in Chapter 9?

4. What does Bernstein want to confirm in Chapter 14?

5. What is Senator Ervin’s opinion of Nixon’s men?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Haldeman's main mode of operation, according to the reporters?

2. Why are the documents Gray provides significant?

3. Was it illegal for the reporters to approach jurors?

4. Why is Kissinger angry at Woodward?

5. Why does Nixon reference Cambodia in his public statement?

6. What is notable about the process server who finally finds Bernstein?

7. What is Judge Sirica's attitude towards the testimony at the trial he is running?

8. What do the reporters believe about Segretti?

9. Why are the reporters upset with the Post’s coverage of Nixon’s policy change in Chapter 14?

10. What has changed about Haldeman’s relationship to the President in Chapter 15?

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