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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 – 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose portrait hangs over the fireplace in the State Dining Room of the White House?
(a) Abraham Lincoln's.
(b) Thomas Jefferson's.
(c) Theodore Roosevelt's.
(d) John Adams's.

2. What is the title of Chapter 6?
(a) "A Weakness for Strongmen."
(b) "The New Mason-Dixon Line."
(c) "Sanctions Are Coming."
(d) "Collapse of the Steady State."

3. 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) The computer.
(c) The cell phone.
(d) TiVo.

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

5. When did Donald Trump blast Obama for his trip to Cuba to meet Raul Castro?
(a) 2011.
(b) 2010.
(c) 2015.
(d) 2013.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who famously restored and redesigned the stately rooms of the White House?

2. Why was Russia cast out of the G7 group?

3. Who was the head of the Environmental Protection Agency that blamed staff for his misuse of government funds and was forced to resign?

4. According to a Washington Post analysis, after nearly 900 days in the White House, how many false claims had the president made (194)?

5. What does the author assert Donald Trump prioritizes over conviction in Chapter 3?

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