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WorksheetsPentagon Papers
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Did Daniel Ellsberg accept help from anyone when releasing the papers?
True/Yes
False/No
Who did the court side with?
New York Times
Washington Post
Boston Globe
All of the above
Who was considered, "The Most Dangerous Man in America"?
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Daniel Ellsberg
Robert McNamara
When were the papers officially released?
1969
1970
1971
1972
What did the papers reveal about the Vietnam War?
Government cover up,False Data
Presidential Agenda
"Un-winnable War"
All of the above
When did Ellsberg Begin photocopying the papers?
October, 1, 1968
October, 1, 1969
October, 1, 1970
October, 1, 1971
What was the maximum prison sentence he faced?
100 years
105 years
110 years
115 years
What motivated Ellsberg to release the Pentagon Papers?
Time as a Marine
Position @ RAND Corp.
Husband and father
All of the above
Which paper printed them first?
New York Times
Washington Post
Boston Globe
News Examiner
Which paper printed them second?
New York Times
Washington Post
Boston Globe
News Examiner
Which paper printed them third?
New York Times
Washington Post
Boston Globe
News Examiner
Which 3 newspapers were involved in 3 restraining order from the government?
New York Times
Boston Globe
Washington post
All of the above
Was the document classified?
True
False
Who almost caught Daniel Ellsberg and his family photocopying the documents?
President
Security guard
Boss at RAND
Secretary of Defense
Where did Ellsberg meet one of his sources to leak the papers?
At a coffee shop
Movie Theatre
Baseball game
Grocery Store
