The Watergate Scandal Quiz with
complete solutions
Which of the following led to a panic on the part of the Nixon administration? - Correct
Answers -The Pentagon Papers
Who stepped down in 1972 as Attorney General to chair the Committee to Reelect the
President? - Correct Answers -John 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 - Correct Answers -True
Reporters from the Watergate Post were instrumental in unraveling the secrets behind
Watergate - Correct Answers -True
Which of the following were implicated in the Watergate scandal? - Correct Answers -All
of the above
Because of being connected to the scandal of Watergate, Richard Nixon failed to win
the presidential election of 1972. - Correct Answers -False
Which of the following was a valuable witness in exposing that Richard Nixon knew
about the coverup of Watergate? - Correct Answers -John Dean
Richard Nixon refused to release key tapes of the Watergate incident citing executive
privilege - Correct Answers -True
What was the Saturday Night Massacre? - Correct Answers -It 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? - Correct Answers -Gerald Ford
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