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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kay continues to lean heavily on _______ who helps her with running her company and keeping it financially secure.
(a) Cissy
(b) Mother
(c) Buffet
(d) Bradlee

2. The break in at the _____________ National Headquarters is first dismissed as a third rate burglary.
(a) Democratic
(b) Green Party
(c) Post
(d) Republican

3. Woodward and Bernstein reveal a secret _________ fund used to gather intelligence controlled by Mitchell.
(a) CRP
(b) US
(c) DNC
(d) AAA

4. Kay's goal is for politicians and other US officials to begin to see journalists as ____________.
(a) Bi-partisan
(b) Friends
(c) Lovers
(d) Partisan

5. What is the category under which the paper wins the Pulitzer Prize for the work on the DNC break in?
(a) National coverage
(b) Nixon
(c) Political reporting
(d) Investigative reporting

6. Kay believes that after Phil's suicide, she has lost Phil _____________.
(a) Twice.
(b) Completely.
(c) Easily.
(d) Forever.

7. Phil pressures John F. Kennedy to __________ taxes in order to boost the economy, a move which is successful.
(a) Balance
(b) Cut
(c) Raise
(d) Offset

8. Nixon suggests that Kay invite ___________ to an editorial luncheon to brief editors on Vietnam policy.
(a) Lyndon Johnson
(b) Steve Truman
(c) Spiro Agnew
(d) Henry Kissinger

9. Kay is told it will take her __________ years to win the people's hearts from the Vietcong.
(a) Ten
(b) Five
(c) Fifteen
(d) Two

10. Much of the nation thinks that the Watergate matter is _________ and stands with the president.
(a) True
(b) Necessary
(c) Overblown
(d) Useful

11. Phil decides to arbitrarily tone down Newsweek's reporting of the _______________.
(a) War
(b) Pentagon Papers
(c) Bay of Pigs
(d) Watergate Scandal

12. It comes out that Nixon has a _____________ about which he has apparently forgotten.
(a) Journal
(b) Secret video
(c) Voice-activated taping system
(d) Paper trail

13. Through the 1970s, Kay feels that her ____________ exceeded her accomplishments.
(a) Results
(b) Expectations
(c) Weaknesses
(d) Rumors

14. Who is the star reporter that Bradlee hires from the New York Times, helping to rejuvenate the Post?
(a) Barbara Walters
(b) Molly Parker
(c) David Broder
(d) David Brashears

15. Where do the Grahams fly to finalize the formation of the Los Angeles Times-Washington Post News Service?
(a) Boston
(b) Los Angeles
(c) Washington DC
(d) San Francisco

Short Answer Questions

1. The White House plays down fears that the company's _________ might be in danger when the time comes for renewal.

2. Kay is certain that the Post and Newsweek will go harder on ____________ because of her friendship.

3. Who leads the union at the time of the union disputes at the Post?

4. Who is the elected prime minister of Great Britain whom Kay is linked with romantically?

5. Who is poised to take over Kay's position at the Post, though she is concerned about the timing?

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