All the President’s Men Quizzes

All the President's Men Quiz 1

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

Stonebrook

Watergate

Bridgegate
2 What political party does Richard Nixon belong to?
Socialist

Republican

Independant

Democrat
3 How many burglars were apprehended?
2

5

6

4
4 How would you describe the initial reaction from the public to the Watergate break-in?
It was overlooked

It was met with acceptance

It was met with outrage

It was largely assumed to be linked to the White House
5 What is the best way to describe the relationship between Woodward and Bernstein at the start of the film?
Sworn enemies

Secret lovers

Slightly competitive

Extremely close
6 What is the name of the paper Woodward and Bernstein work for?
The New York Times

The New York Post

The Washington Post

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

They are being represented by a former supreme court justice

There is no judge

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

British

Cuban

Italian
9 Which of the following people was one of the burglars?
Hugh Sloan

James McCord

John Mitchell

Richard Nixon
10 What organization did James McCord work for?
The Dept. of Education

The FBI

The White House

The CIA
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 "Re-Elect Nixon" button

A poster of the film "Deep Throat"
12 What year does the story take place?
1974

1976

1970

1972
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?
Harold Hill

Howard Hunt

Hal Halleburton

Harry Hughes
15 What does Woodward find suspicious when questioning the White House staff about Hunt and Colson's duties
They argue that the president has ultimate executive authority

They confessed to the crime accidentally

They implied they had bugged the Washington Post

They denied wrongdoing in Watergate without being asked
16 Rosenfeld admonishes Woodward for what?
Being a bad collaborator

Not knowing who Colson is

Eating too much at work

Not taking enough notes
17 Who is Charles Colson?
the Democratic Candidate for 1972

Campaign manager for the Nixon Campaign

Special advisor to the president

A 5 star general
18 Who was Rosenfeld going to fire?
Bradlee

Bernstein

Dadis

Woodward
19 What justification does Rosenfeld give for putting Woodward and Bernstein in for the story?
"It's their necks if they're wrong"

"They're hungry"

"They fought in 'Nam"

"They have the connections"
20 How does the film open?
The Watergate Complex during the daytime

An interview with Richard Nixon

A tour of the White House

With a typewriter typing a date and news footage of the State of the Union
21 How many months had Woodward been at the Washington Post?
9 months

3 months

5 years

3 years
22 Richard Nixon was the __ President of the United States?
32nd

40th

37th

30th
23 Who of the following has/had a role in the Nixon Administration?
Harry Rosenfeld

Edmund Muskie

James McCord

John Mitchell
24 Who of the following is the Democratic Candidate for President against Nixon?
Ronald Reagan

George McGovern

Howard Hunt

Edmund Muskie
25 Who is the Democratic Vice-Presidential Candiate?
Bill Clinton

Thomas Eagleton

Hubert Humphrey

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