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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. Who destroyed documents from Hunt’s safe?
2. What is the second document from Hunt’s safe that was destroyed?
3. What is strange about L. Patrick Gray’s position?
4. Whom does Bernstein vote for in the presidential election?
5. According to Sloan, how much was paid out to the Watergate burglars?
Short Essay Questions
1. Was it illegal for the reporters to approach jurors?
2. What do the reporters believe about Segretti?
3. Why are the reporters upset with the Post’s coverage of Nixon’s policy change in Chapter 14?
4. What surveillance did CRP, the CIA, and/or the White House have on the Post reporters?
5. Why do the reporters consider Gray’s appointment ill-timed?
6. What is notable about the process server who finally finds Bernstein?
7. What did the FBI fail to do with the Watergate Seven's address books?
8. Why does CRP try to recruit university students?
9. What does Bernstein instruct Bradlee to do on the phone?
10. How does the book describe Haldeman's relationship to CRP?
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
Examine the timeline of the Watergate events. What were the main tipping points? The most significant events?
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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