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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 president of The Weinstein Company when the New York Times story broke about Harvey Weinstein's misconduct toward female employees?
(a) David Glasser.
(b) Mary Regency.
(c) Sandeep Rehal.
(d) Donna Gigliotti.

2. In light of the Me Too movement, the authors state, "There was a lack of process of clear enough rules. The public did not fully agree on the precise meaning of" what two words (221)?
(a) "Legality and criminality."
(b) "Harassment or assault."
(c) "Sexual harassment."
(d) "Abuse and power."

3. 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)?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1964.

4. What is the title of Chapter 6?
(a) "Who Else is on the Record?"
(b) "How to Silence a Victim."
(c) "Positive Reputation Management."
(d) "A Company's Complicity."

5. Who told the New York Times of Weinstein, "He's now experiencing all the things he's put everybody else through: humiliation, worthlessness, fear, weakness, aloneness, loss, suffering and embarrassment" (217)?
(a) Donna Gigliotti.
(b) Cynthia Burr.
(c) Geraldine Hatcher.
(d) Rebecca Corbett.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. When did Irwin Reiter begin working for the Weinstein brothers?

3. To what publication did journalist Ronan Farrow turn over his story on the Weinstein allegations?

4. Who was the sexual harassment lawyer that contacted Jodi Kantor regarding a potential claim of sexual assault by Judge Brett Kavanaugh?

5. According to the narrative in Chapter 6, the day before the New York Times article on Weinstein's sexual misconduct was published, Weinstein called an IT staffer at his company to delete a document on one of his executive assistants' computers. What was the title of the document?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What allegations did Christine Blasey Ford make regarding her past with Judge Brett Kavanaugh?

3. What complaints did Sandeep Rehal make regarding Harvey Weinstein?

4. How was Irwin Reiter connected to Weinstein? How did he become involved in the New York Times story?

5. Who contacted Jodi Kantor regarding Christine Blasey Ford? Why?

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

7. How did the articles in Variety and the Hollywood Reporter help the authors regarding their first article on Weinstein?

8. What is revealed in Lauren O'Connor's memo to the executives of The Weinstein Company?

9. What was the title of the first article in the NY Times regarding Harvey Weinstein's alleged sexual misconduct? How did the public respond to its publication?

10. What was Lance Maerov's position in connection with Harvey Weinstein?

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