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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do reporters at the newsroom tease Bernstein about during the investigation into CRP’s checks?

2. Who is Young?

3. What number does Deep Throat amend his response to #57 to?

4. What word does Ziegler try to avoid during the press conference in Chapter 8?

5. What story do the reporters publish in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Donald Segretti?

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

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

4. Why did Sloan resign his position?

5. How are Woodward and Bernstein different?

6. Why is Donald Segretti important?

7. What is the importance of USC?

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

9. What tips Woodward off at the courtroom that things are more than they seem?

10. Why was the White House not very concerned about the press?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Research the trials of major Watergate players as detailed by the last chapter. What were their sentences? How long did they serve? Is this justice, in your opinion? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Woodward and Bernstein touch on many important topics, both topical and profound. Why might they have chosen the title All the President’s Men for this book? What is the title’s significance?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the Watergate break-in itself. Why was this such a big deal? Why did it require months of investigation afterwards? How does this speak to the political system in the United States?

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