3.4 "Ways and Means" Trivia Quiz

Answer: Mark Feuerstein

Feuerstein, born on June 8th, 1971 in New York City guest starred as Cliff Calley in this episode. He played the part for a total of seven episodes of "The West Wing." He guest starred on the TV series', "Law & Order", "Once and Again" and "Ally McBeal."

Answer: Thom Barry

Barry, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio guest starred in this episode as Mark Richardson, a U.S. Congressman. He portrayed the role for a total of three episodes. He has also guest starred on the TV shows, "Without a Trace", "The Practice" and "The Pretender."

Answer: True

Clement Rollins was appointed to be the special prosecutor to look into the matter of President Bartlet hiding his multiple sclerosis diagnosis. He was in the first scene in this episode when he met with several people to read off the list of people who would be issued subpoenas to testify at the hearing. Abby's name was read off as one of the people who would have to testify.

Answer: Donna Moss

Josh went to a storage room in The White House and noticed that Donna was there so he asked her what she was doing. She said she was looking through the boxes to find the President's private schedules. Josh asked Donna if she was there all night looking through the boxes and Donna answered that she was.

Answer: Josh Lyman

After Josh got done speaking with Donna, he ran into Sam and asked him if he could borrow some senior assistants of his from the Communications Department. Sam said he could and then he spoke with Josh about a fire at Yellowstone National Park. Sam mentioned the fire started due to a dry lightning strike in a lodge pole pine forest.

Answer: C.J. Cregg

Mr. Babish, the White House lawyer, was in C.J's office and she asked him what he was telling her when he said that a subpoena was not like being served, as she was subpoenaed in regards to President Bartlet's multiple sclerosis scandal. He told her to think of a subpoena as a legal agreement to produce testimony through documents. C.J. suggested that his definition of a subpoena sounded like a mugger using a gun to produce wallets.

Answer: Toby Ziegler

Josh spoke with Leo in one scene about how he would be talking with Toby and several others about the estate tax. Leo reminded him to think of this discussion as some compromise and how he may not like the compromise but to not upset people with any disagreement over it. Josh informed Leo that he did not like these other people with whom he would be discussing the estate tax.

Answer: False

Leo had a talk with Bruno Gianelli in his office in one scene and he expressed worry that the Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives might consider repealing the estate tax. However, Bruno decided to talk to him about basketball so he mentioned that the Indian Pacers played the Cleveland Cavaliers the previous night. Leo asked who won and Bruno told him the Pacers won by five points in double overtime. Leo commented on how their talk of basketball made it seem like the possible repeal of the estate tax was insignificant.

Answer: Sam Seaborn

There was a scene midway through the episode where C.J. was in the west wing and she saw Sam and asked him how President Bartlet's call went with the Governor of Wyoming. He said it did not go over well and he mentioned how the Governor wanted The White House to move fast in helping put the fire out at Yellowstone.

He then said the Governor accused them of advocating fringe environmental policies.

Answer: Toby Ziegler

There was one scene near the episode's conclusion in which the President was in the oval office discussing the fire at Yellowstone and Toby went in to talk to him about the estate tax. He informed him that, should the Republicans consider voting to repeal it, the President ought to threaten to veto the repeal. Toby informed President Bartlet that repealing the estate tax would only benefit 4,500 families.