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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. When did Ashley Judd meet Harvey Weinstein?

2. How much money did Ashley Matthau receive in her settlement with Weinstein?

3. What was John Schmidt's position at Miramax in 1990?

4. How long after the Venice Film Festival did Rowena Chiu return to working for Miramax?

5. Where did Zelda Perkins go to train horses after leaving Miramax?

Short Essay Questions

1. What documentation was Zelda Perkins able to provide to the authors? Why was this important?

2. What complaints did Zelda Perkins make of Harvey Weinstein's behavior?

3. When was Miramax founded? Who founded it and what was the company's focus?

4. What inspired Jodi Kantor to investigate allegations of sexual misconduct against Harvey Weinstein?

5. Who is Megan Twohey and how is her history in journalism described in Chapter 1?

6. What does Black Cube refer to? What is its importance in this story?

7. Who is Dean Baquet and how is his professional history described?

8. Who is Lanny Davis? What was his connection to Weinstein during the writing of the story for the NY Times?

9. What plans were detailed in Lisa Bloom's memo to Harvey Weinstein regarding the allegations of Rose McGowan?

10. How did Laura Madden describe her experiences working for Harvey Weinstein?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the patterns of behavior seen in the different stories of Weinstein's victims. What similarities carried across in many of the victims' stories? How did Weinstein go about manipulating his victims? What actions did he repeatedly make with his victims?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the criminal charges that were brought against Harvey Weinstein following the story in the New York Times of alleged sexual misconduct. When was Weinstein charged? What were the charges? What is the current state of Weinstein's trial(s)?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Lauren O'Connor's memo regarding the behavior of Harvey Weinstein. How was this document obtained by the New York Times? Why was it important to the Weinstein story? How did O'Connor respond upon learning of the leaked document?

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