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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 does Deep Throat do to Woodward in Chapter 9?

2. What happens to Haldeman and Ehrlichman in Chapter 16?

3. What does the unexpected testimony in question #147 give the prosecution?

4. What is Segretti’s demeanor during his interview with the reporters?

5. In what format does Bernstein get the names of the Watergate trial jurors?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What surveillance did CRP, the CIA, and/or the White House have on the Post reporters?

3. What do the reporters suspect happened to the slush funds after June 17th?

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

5. Why does CRP try to recruit university students?

6. Given Bernstein's voting - in the election and the poll - what does he think of McGovern?

7. Why does Woodward’s CRP source change in Chapter 14?

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

9. Why do the reporters consider Gray’s appointment ill-timed?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Bookkeeper is one of the first major sources the team of reporters has. What information does she provide? What information does this lead to? Why is she important?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one major figure in the Watergate scandal. What did he go on to do afterwards? How was his career shaped by his involvement in this scandal?

Essay Topic 3

Several attempts were made by various government bodies to uncover the truth about Watergate. Compare and contrast these attempts, evaluating their success and failure.

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