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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. What mistake does the FBI contact make on the phone in Chapter 9?

2. What is the theory presented as to why the men on trial plead guilty?

3. Do the reporters think Segretti will do that he does not?

4. What is the tone of Dean’s statement at the beginning of Chapter 15?

5. What group did the George Washington University student infiltrate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has changed about Haldeman’s relationship to the President in Chapter 15?

2. Why does CRP try to recruit university students?

3. What do the reporters suspect happened to the slush funds after June 17th?

4. What did the FBI fail to do with the Watergate Seven's address books?

5. Why does Woodward’s CRP source change in Chapter 14?

6. Why does McCord write his letter to the judge?

7. Why is Kissinger angry at Woodward?

8. What surveillance did CRP, the CIA, and/or the White House have on the Post reporters?

9. What is Haldeman's main mode of operation, according to the reporters?

10. What do the reporters believe about Segretti?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Press Secretary Ziegler becomes a major character towards the end of the book. Why is he important? What is the press secretary’s role for the White House? Describe the problems he faces with the issue of Nixon’s erased tape, and their significance.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Woodward and Bernstein. In what ways are they similar? Different.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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