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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where is Woodward when Bernstein gets his subpoena?
(a) At home.
(b) With Bernstein.
(c) At work.
(d) In the Caribbean.
2. What do Woodward and Bernstein later regret about their coverage of Segretti?
(a) The sources of the article.
(b) The tone of the article.
(c) The reception of the article.
(d) The layout of the article.
3. What do Gray’s notes prove?
(a) Dean’s involvement with Watergate.
(b) Nixon’s involvement with secret tapes.
(c) Segretti’s link to the White House.
(d) Mitchell’s involvement in the cover-up.
4. Whom does Bernstein think will win the presidential election?
(a) McGovern.
(b) He does not vote.
(c) Muskie.
(d) Nixon.
5. Who is the reporter’s fourth source about Haldeman’s access to the fund?
(a) Sloan.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) An FBI agent.
(d) Deep Throat.
6. What upsets the reporters about Nixon’s announcement regarding executive privilege in Chapter 14?
(a) It is all for show.
(b) It changes the facts of their article.
(c) It makes Nixon look bad.
(d) It confuses the public.
7. What does Woodward ask for from Shapiro and Colson?
(a) Memos about Hunt’s safe.
(b) Transcripts of Nixon’s tapes.
(c) Memos about the Canuck letter.
(d) Memos from Hunt’s safe.
8. How much money would Nixon have devoted to the Post take-down?
(a) Less than $1,000,000.
(b) Incidental funds.
(c) $5,000,000.
(d) None.
9. What does Deep Throat claim that neither the FBI nor the Post will be able to prove?
(a) That Mitchell and Colson were also conspirators in Watergate.
(b) That Hunt burned his manuscripts.
(c) That Richard Nixon knew about the break-in.
(d) The guilt of the men on trial for the Watergate break-in.
10. What happens when Woodward requests an interview with the President?
(a) He is granted the interview, but postponed.
(b) He is given a pre-interview and later denied.
(c) He is immediately denied.
(d) He is unconditionally offered the interview.
11. How many jury members acted as sources for the reporters?
(a) All of them.
(b) Six.
(c) None.
(d) One.
12. Who writes the first part of the article about the unexpected witness at the end of Chapter 14?
(a) Bernstein.
(b) Woodward.
(c) Bradlee.
(d) Meyer.
13. What is Segretti’s demeanor during his interview with the reporters?
(a) Upset.
(b) Persecuted.
(c) Confused.
(d) Calm.
14. What is one institution that is NOT mentioned as a CRP target in Chapter 16?
(a) The Post offices.
(b) The Newsweek offices.
(c) The Time magazine offices.
(d) The Brookings Institute.
15. What does Deep Throat refuse to do for Woodward in Chapter 9?
(a) He refuses to talk to him anymore.
(b) He refuses to be his source about Nixon.
(c) He refuses to be his source about Haldeman.
(d) He refuses to talk about Watergate anymore.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Sloan’s attorney say about Sloan’s denial?
2. Why do the reporters use the technique in #87 ?
3. What are Bernstein and Woodward unable to substantiate in Chapter 14?
4. What group did the George Washington University student infiltrate?
5. What does Colson deny in Chapter 15?
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