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WorksheetsAll the President's Men
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What newspaper did Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein work for?
a)
Wall Street Journal
b)
Washington Post
c)
New York Times
d)
Miami Herald
2.
What newspaper is also investigating the Watergate break-in?
a)
Wall Street Journal
b)
Washington Post
c)
New York Times
d)
Miami Herald
3.
Who played Woodward and Bernstein?
a)
Robert Redford and Paul Newman
b)
Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight
c)
Dustin Hoffman and Warren Beatty
d)
Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman
4.
What veteran actor played editor Ben Bradlee in "All the President's Men"?
a)
Jason Robards
b)
Martin Balsam
c)
Jack Warden
d)
John McMartin
5.
How was the break-in at the Watergate discovered?
a)
Phone call from across the street
b)
Security guard heard strange noises
c)
The door lock was taped
d)
Burglars tripped a silent alarm
6.
When the Watergate burglars were captured, there were four Cubans and one non-Cuban American. What was the name of the non-Cuban American?
a)
Frank Sturgis
b)
Donald Segretti
c)
James McCord
d)
Bernard Barker
7.
What did Bob Woodward learn about the burglars at the Watergate Hotel that caused the reporter to look more deeply at their arrest?
a)
They were all Cuban.
b)
One of them had worked for the CIA.
c)
They used high-tech equipment.
d)
There were five burglars.
8.
How was Bob Woodward to signal that he wanted to meet with Deep Throat?
a)
Placing a note placed in his news paper
b)
Making a "wrong number" phone call
c)
Leaving a red flag on his balcony
d)
Wearing a tan corderoy jacket
9.
How would he know that Deep Throat wanted to meet with him?
a)
He'd find a note placed in his news paper
b)
He'd get a "wrong number" phone call
c)
He'd find a red flag on his balcony
d)
He'd see a man wearing a tan corderoy jacket
10.
The first person Woodward investigated was Howard Hunt. What was NOT one of the interesting things he discovered about Hunt?
a)
Hunt had written spy novels
b)
Hunt was involved in the JFK assassination
c)
Hunt worked for the CIA
d)
Hunt worked in the White House
11.
What were the buzzwords that drove Woodward and Bernstein's investigation?
a)
Look for the truth.
b)
Find the sources.
c)
Follow the money.
d)
Trust but verify.
12.
How does Bernstein trick the Bookkeeper into revealing the identities of the men at CREEP behind the scandal?
a)
He asks for initials.
b)
He pretends to be her boss.
c)
He goes through her files.
d)
He asks her in Pig Latin.
13.
What was the reason Sloan gave for wanting to get out of being the CREEP Treasurer?
a)
He knew that Woodward and Bernstein were on to them.
b)
He felt sorry for Muskie.
c)
His wife was pregnant.
d)
Nixon had called him a creep
14.
What is Bob Woodward's political affiliation?
a)
Democrat
b)
Republican
c)
Socialist
d)
Journalist
15.
How did Donald Sergretti brought in to do the rat-effing?
a)
He met a guy in a bar.
b)
He had done this sort of thing in Vietnam.
c)
He was in a fraternity with a CREep member.
d)
His father got him the job.
16.
Which of the following is an example of rat-effing?
a)
The Canuck letter
b)
The Watergate letter
c)
The McGovern letter
d)
The Deep Throat letter
17.
Woodward and Bernstein had to get four confirmation before Bradlee would publish their accusations against whom?
a)
RIchard Nixon
b)
Donald Sergretti
c)
H. R. Halderman
d)
James Magruder
18.
What nickname did Bradlee give to Woodward and Bernstein?
a)
The Boys
b)
Bernward
c)
The Watergaters
d)
Woodstein
19.
What did Deep Throat reveal about the Nixon administration that suggested Woodward and Bernstein's lives could be in danger?
a)
There was a deeper conspiracy that involved the US intelligence community.
b)
Nixon would stop at nothing to keep from being impeached.
c)
There was a secret slush fund.
d)
?The Nixon administration sabotaged Democratic campaigns.
20.
During the last scene in the newsroom, what was playing on the television as Woodward and Bernstein worked?
a)
John Dean testifying
b)
Nixon's second Inauguration
c)
Nixon saying "I am not a crook"
d)
Nixon leaving the White House
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