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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did President Trump suggest to aides that weapons be given to all of American's teachers so they could fight back against mass shooters?
(a) February 2018.
(b) December 2019.
(c) June 2018.
(d) July 2017.

2. For how long was John McCain held as a prisoner of war in Vietnam?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 6 months.

3. Who was the head of the Environmental Protection Agency that blamed staff for his misuse of government funds and was forced to resign?
(a) Jerome Powell.
(b) Dolley Madison.
(c) Scott Pruitt.
(d) James Buchanan.

4. How many times did John McCain run for president?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

5. What nickname did Donald lTrump conceive of for Senator Dick Blumenthal?
(a) De Nang Dick.
(b) Slimeball.
(c) Pocahontus.
(d) Sneaky Dick.

6. Among the quotes attributed to Donald Trump in Chapter 2, one of them attributes what to being "one of the greatest inventions of all times" (55)?
(a) The telephone.
(b) TiVo.
(c) The cell phone.
(d) The computer.

7. Who wrote: "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public" (14)?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) Reince Priebus.
(d) James Madison.

8. When did Donald Trump make the statement to an audience in Iowa, "I like people who weren't captured" (3)?
(a) 2017.
(b) 2011.
(c) 2012.
(d) 2015.

9. What does the author associate a person's moral code as in Chapter 2?
(a) His/her keyboard.
(b) His/her hardware.
(c) His/her software.
(d) His/her motherboard.

10. From what position did Donald Trump remove John Kelly?
(a) Director of National Intelligence.
(b) Chief of Staff.
(c) White House Communications Director.
(d) Treasury Secretary.

11. Who rescued the portrait of George Washington's before the British set fire to the White House?
(a) Dolley Madison.
(b) John Adams.
(c) Jacqueline Kennedy.
(d) Theodore Roosevelt.

12. When did Donald Trump make the following tweet? "Sorry losers and haters, but my I.Q. is one of the highest--and you all know it! Please don't feel stupid or insecure, it's not your fault" (62).
(a) 2018.
(b) 2019.
(c) 2016.
(d) 2013.

13. Who was the first U.S. President to reside in the upper level of the White House?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) James Buchanan.
(c) John Adams.
(d) Theodore Roosevelt.

14. What was the U.S. federal budget deficit when Obama took office in 2009?
(a) $1.4 trillion.
(b) $587 billion.
(c) $4.2 trillion.
(d) $932 billion.

15. Who is the conspiracy theorist behind the website Infowars?
(a) Alex Jones.
(b) Rush Limbaugh.
(c) James Franklin.
(d) Roger Moore.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term does the author use to refer to those in the Trump administration who, like him, have worked to maintain security and focus despite Trump's erratic actions?

2. The author states in Chapter 2, "It's been said that character is a tree, and reputation its" what (60)?

3. When was John McCain released by his Vietnamese captors?

4. Who was the prime minister of Denmark that President Trump mocked publicly?

5. Regarding the issues of immigration, the author states, "At one point, Trump warmed to a new idea for solving what he viewed as the biggest crisis in American history: to label migrants as" what (41)?

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