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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. Who is attributed to the following quote that opens Chapter 4? "Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak, and that is doing God's service when it is violating all His laws" (117)?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) John Quincy Adams.
(d) James Madison.

2. How many nations comprise NATO?
(a) 12.
(b) 32.
(c) 29.
(d) 14.

3. With what Japanese Prime Minister did Trump get irritated at the 2017 G7 summit?
(a) Shinzo Abe.
(b) Yukio Hatoyama.
(c) Yoshihiko Noda.
(d) Naoto Kan.

4. What term refers to an action such as a prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly?
(a) Filibuster.
(b) Outlay.
(c) Caucus.
(d) Grandstand.

5. When did the president of the European Council tweet "Looking at the latest decisions of @realDonaldTrump someone could even think: with friends like that who needs enemies" (179)?
(a) May 2018.
(b) September 2016.
(c) March 2018.
(d) June 2019.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what former Attorney General did Trump exclaim "Man, he is one of the stupidest creatures on this earth God ever Created!" (118)?

2. Who is cited with the following quote that opens Chapter 5? "Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and success of liberty" (151).

3. What does the author assert is "the second-worst trait any president can have when he's trying to make deals on behalf of the American people" (192)?

4. In addition to the United States, what nations comprise the G7?

5. What percentage of U.S. adults said that "political debate in the country has become more negative and less respectful" according to a Pew Research Center survey released in 2019 (191)?

Short Essay Questions

1. The author states that the legislative branch is the first enumerated in the Constitution in Article I for a reason. Why?

2. Who was Cleon and how is he compared with Trump?

3. What is referred to as the "New Mason-Dixon Line" in Chapter 6?

4. What is the duty of the national security advisor, according to the author in Chapter 5?

5. What does the Ukraine scandal demonstrate, according to the author in Chapter 5?

6. What does the author note about Trump having been caught on camera examining sensitive documents using a cell phone in Chapter 4?

7. What threats are presented through Donald Trump's affinity for autocrats, according to the author?

8. How does the author describe Trump's behavior toward the judicial system?

9. What is the Mueller Report?

10. How did President Trump respond to the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi? Why?

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