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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 the reporters wonder about Haldeman in Chapter 9?

2. Who writes the first part of the article about the unexpected witness at the end of Chapter 14?

3. What is the question among reporters in the courthouse?

4. Why do the reporters use the technique in #87 ?

5. How does Dean’s friend refer to the major Watergate players?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Kissinger angry at Woodward?

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

3. What does Woodward think Deep Throat is warning him about, in the worst case scenario?

4. Why are the reporters relieved about Judge Sirica's handling of their approaching jurors?

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

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

7. What is the reporters’ attitude towards the information coming out about John Dean?

8. Why is Deep Throat so upset about the Haldeman article?

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

10. How does the White House aide feel about Dean’s upcoming statement regarding the President?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Some of CRP’s work – as well as that of the White House under Nixon – can be seen to stem from a desire for revenge. In what way might this be true? Use the example of the Post’s persecution to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

The book covers the discovery and research of many significant events. What methods do Woodward and Bernstein use to do their research? How do they push the limits of journalistic ethics – or do they? In this case, was it worth it?

Essay Topic 3

Nixon was the first president to have been impeached for over a hundred years. Describe this process. Why did he ultimately have to resign?

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