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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did John McCain die?
(a) March 11, 2018.
(b) June 12, 2017.
(c) August 25, 2018.
(d) September 5, 2018.

2. In what war did the British set fire to the White House?
(a) The Mexican-American War.
(b) The Creek War.
(c) The War of 1812.
(d) The French and Indian War.

3. What did the essays by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay in support of the Constitution become known as?
(a) The Nationalist Papers.
(b) The Constitution Papers.
(c) The Pluralist Papers.
(d) The Federalist Papers.

4. Who was the prime minister of Denmark that President Trump mocked publicly?
(a) John Bolton.
(b) Mette Frederiksen.
(c) James Buchanan.
(d) Gary Cohn.

5. 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) James Madison.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Theodore Roosevelt.
(d) Reince Priebus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the head of Trump's transition team when he was elected president?

2. What is defined by the author as "the study of how a person should act, particularly toward others" (57)?

3. Who is the "once-respected Fox host whose late-night show is now riddled with conspiracy theories and wild speculation about current events" that Donald Trump admires (66)?

4. For how long was John McCain held as a prisoner of war in Vietnam?

5. Over what issue did Donald Trump have conflicts after the death of John McCain?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the author turn to Cicero in Chapter 2?

2. What are the Federalist Papers? Why are they discussed in the Introduction?

3. What did Trump say regarding torture during his presidential campaign?

4. What difficulties do advisors face when briefing the president, according to the author in Chapter 1?

5. Why does Trump claim to like "acting" officials?

6. What does the author remark regarding his/her thesis in the New York Times op-ed "I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration" in the Introduction?

7. In Chapter 1, the author describes the president's orders broken down into thirds. What comprise these three types of orders?

8. What were the circumstances surrounding Trump's disclosure that the U.S. was pulling out of Syria?

9. What was demonstrated through Trump's response to the "Unite the Right" violence?

10. How does Trump's character demonstrate wisdom or lack thereof, according to the author's assessment in Chapter 2?

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