All the President’s Men Quizzes

All the President's Men Quiz 1

1 What is the name of the complex that was burglarized?
Stonebrook

Watergate

Bridgegate

Mitchell
2 What political party does Richard Nixon belong to?
Republican

Independant

Socialist

Democrat
3 How many burglars were apprehended?
5

2

4

6
4 How would you describe the initial reaction from the public to the Watergate break-in?
It was met with acceptance

It was overlooked

It was largely assumed to be linked to the White House

It was met with outrage
5 What is the best way to describe the relationship between Woodward and Bernstein at the start of the film?
Sworn enemies

Secret lovers

Extremely close

Slightly competitive
6 What is the name of the paper Woodward and Bernstein work for?
The New York Post

The Washington Post

The Washington Times

The New York Times
7 What is unusual about the the court case for the burglars?
They are each representing themselves

There is no judge

They are being represented by a former supreme court justice

They have their own counsel
8 What nationality are most of the burglars?
British

Cuban

Italian

Mexican
9 Which of the following people was one of the burglars?
Richard Nixon

Hugh Sloan

James McCord

John Mitchell
10 What organization did James McCord work for?
The White House

The FBI

The CIA

The Dept. of Education
11 What was a crucial piece of evidence at the scene of the Watergate burglary?
A piece of paper with initials and a phone number

A copy of the Washington Post

A poster of the film "Deep Throat"

A "Re-Elect Nixon" button
12 What year does the story take place?
1976

1970

1972

1974
13 What was unusual about the money found on the burglars at Watergate?
All of the serial numbers were sequential

It was foreign money

It was all burned at the edges

They were all marked with a black mark
14 The initials H.H. stand for which name?
Harry Hughes

Harold Hill

Howard Hunt

Hal Halleburton
15 What does Woodward find suspicious when questioning the White House staff about Hunt and Colson's duties
They confessed to the crime accidentally

They denied wrongdoing in Watergate without being asked

They argue that the president has ultimate executive authority

They implied they had bugged the Washington Post
16 Rosenfeld admonishes Woodward for what?
Not taking enough notes

Not knowing who Colson is

Eating too much at work

Being a bad collaborator
17 Who is Charles Colson?
A 5 star general

the Democratic Candidate for 1972

Special advisor to the president

Campaign manager for the Nixon Campaign
18 Who was Rosenfeld going to fire?
Woodward

Bradlee

Bernstein

Dadis
19 What justification does Rosenfeld give for putting Woodward and Bernstein in for the story?
"They're hungry"

"It's their necks if they're wrong"

"They have the connections"

"They fought in 'Nam"
20 How does the film open?
The Watergate Complex during the daytime

A tour of the White House

With a typewriter typing a date and news footage of the State of the Union

An interview with Richard Nixon
21 How many months had Woodward been at the Washington Post?
5 years

9 months

3 months

3 years
22 Richard Nixon was the __ President of the United States?
30th

37th

40th

32nd
23 Who of the following has/had a role in the Nixon Administration?
Harry Rosenfeld

John Mitchell

James McCord

Edmund Muskie
24 Who of the following is the Democratic Candidate for President against Nixon?
Howard Hunt

Edmund Muskie

Ronald Reagan

George McGovern
25 Who is the Democratic Vice-Presidential Candiate?
Bill Clinton

Hubert Humphrey

Thomas Eagleton

Ted Kennedy

The first and most important thing that Woodward learns about the burglars is that one of them is a man named James W. McCord.... a man who used to work for the CIA.

Asked by rayyy b #505024

Answered by jill d #170087 on 1/29/2024 9:38 PM