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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the sexual harassment lawyer that contacted Jodi Kantor regarding a potential claim of sexual assault by Judge Brett Kavanaugh?
(a) Tarana Burke.
(b) Gloria Allred.
(c) Wendy Walsh.
(d) Debra Katz.

2. Who was the reporter from the Washington Post that contacted Christine Blasey Ford after she submitted two tips to the news organization regarding Brett Kavanaugh?
(a) Gerald Hatcher.
(b) Gloria Allred.
(c) Emma Brown.
(d) Donna Gigliotti.

3. How old was Lauren O'Connor when she wrote the memo regarding Harvey Weinstein's behavior to The Weinstein Company?
(a) 34.
(b) 32.
(c) 28.
(d) 22.

4. What online magazine published an article accusing Aziz Ansari of behaving badly in a private romantic situation?
(a) Gawker.
(b) Babe.net.
(c) W.net.
(d) Vice.

5. Who did Dean Baquet write an article about that described a small-time actor accused of posing as a talent scout and then raping young actresses early in his career?
(a) Mary Regency.
(b) Donna Gigliotti.
(c) Sandeep Rehal.
(d) Gerald Hatcher.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Supreme Court rule in New York Times v. Sullivan that a successful libel suit had to prove that journalists printed false information with malice, defined as "reckless disregard for the truth" (183)?

2. What new and final deadline did the New York Times present to the Weinstein Team prior to publication of the article regarding his sexual misconduct, according to the narrative in Chapter 7?

3. How much time did Charles Harder demand to refute the allegations in the article on the day of the deadline for the Weinstein Team to respond?

4. On what date did Jodi Kantor first email Irwin Reiter regarding Harvey Weinstein?

5. What is the title of Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Christine Blasey Ford step forward regarding her past experience with Brett Kavanaugh?

2. What story did Megan Twohey write about Harvey Weinstein and Finding Neverland?

3. What led Laura Madden to decide to go on the record in the first Weinstein article by the NY Times?

4. How did Lauren O'Connor respond when learning that the Times had accessed her memo to the executives of The Weinstein Company?

5. What allegations did Ambra Battilana Gutierrez make of Harvey Weinstein?

6. Who is David Glasser and what involvement did he have with the Times article?

7. What actions did the exeuctive board at The Weinstein Company take upon the publication of the NY Times' first article on Weinstein's sexual misconduct allegations?

8. What did the Hollywood Reporter and Variety print about the NY Times article on Weinstein prior to its publication?

9. How do the authors describe Charles Harder's professional background in Chapter 6?

10. What actress was Harvey Weinstein obsessed with knowing about having involvement in the NY Times article? Why?

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