The Watergate Scandal Quiz 100%
Correct!!
Which of the following led to a panic on the part of the Nixon administration? - ANSWERThe
Pentagon Papers
Which of the following were implicated in the Watergate scandal? - ANSWERAll of the above
Because of being connected to the scandal of Watergate, Richard Nixon failed to win the presidential
election of 1972. - ANSWERFalse
What was the Saturday Night Massacre? - ANSWERIt was the firing of the Attorney General, his
deputy, and the Special Prosecutor by Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon was replaced by whom upon his resignation as President of the United States? -
ANSWERGerald Ford
Which of the following was a valuable witness in exposing that Richard Nixon knew about the
coverup of Watergate? - ANSWERJohn Dean
Who stepped down in 1972 as Attorney General to chair the Committee to Reelect the President? -
ANSWERJohn Mitchell
One of the goals which led to Watergate was the attempt of the Committee to Reelect the president
to steal information from the Democratic Party - ANSWERTrue
Reporters from the Watergate Post were instrumental in unraveling the secrets behind Watergate -
ANSWERTrue
Richard Nixon refused to release key tapes of the Watergate incident citing executive privilege -
ANSWERTrue
Correct!!
Which of the following led to a panic on the part of the Nixon administration? - ANSWERThe
Pentagon Papers
Which of the following were implicated in the Watergate scandal? - ANSWERAll of the above
Because of being connected to the scandal of Watergate, Richard Nixon failed to win the presidential
election of 1972. - ANSWERFalse
What was the Saturday Night Massacre? - ANSWERIt was the firing of the Attorney General, his
deputy, and the Special Prosecutor by Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon was replaced by whom upon his resignation as President of the United States? -
ANSWERGerald Ford
Which of the following was a valuable witness in exposing that Richard Nixon knew about the
coverup of Watergate? - ANSWERJohn Dean
Who stepped down in 1972 as Attorney General to chair the Committee to Reelect the President? -
ANSWERJohn Mitchell
One of the goals which led to Watergate was the attempt of the Committee to Reelect the president
to steal information from the Democratic Party - ANSWERTrue
Reporters from the Watergate Post were instrumental in unraveling the secrets behind Watergate -
ANSWERTrue
Richard Nixon refused to release key tapes of the Watergate incident citing executive privilege -
ANSWERTrue
