1. In the 2017 G7 summit, the hosting country announced that what two issues would be the main focuses of the summit?
(a) Climate change and the international economy.
(b) Sexual harassment and the courts.
(c) Gender equality and women's empowerment.
(d) Trade and finance.

2. When did "The Greek experiment with democracy" reach "a memorable turning point" (183)?
(a) 142 BC.
(b) 32 BC.
(c) 427 BC.
(d) 231 BC.

3. Who described Cleon as "the man who, with his attacks, corrupted the Athenians more than anyone else" (184)?
(a) Theodore Roosevelt.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Plato.

4. What university is cited with a political study that found that "group loyalty is the stronger motivator of opinion than are any ideological principles" (222)?
(a) Yale University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) Louisiana State University.
(d) Brigham Young University.

5. Who wrote De Officiis, spelling out how a public servant should behave?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Plato.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Cicero.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is the following quote attributed that opens Chapter 8: "Who will govern the governors? There is only one force in the nation that can be depended upon to keep the government pure and the governors honest, and that is the people themselves" (233)?

2. Whose portrait hangs over the fireplace in the State Dining Room of the White House?

3. What did Donald Trump once errantly claim was the primary export to Japan while he was giving a speech on energy production?

4. With what does the author associate an individual's body and its actions?

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

(see the answer key)

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