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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 – Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the author describe in Chapter 5 as "the most important responsibility of the commander in chief" (153)?
(a) National security.
(b) Finance.
(c) Maintaining internal peace.
(d) Coordination with Congress.

3. Who said of Trump during the 2016 Republican primaries, "I think in terms of a commander in chief, we ought to have someone who isn't springing out of bed to tweet in a frantic response to the latest polls" (210)?
(a) Reince Priebus.
(b) Don McGahn.
(c) John F. Kelly.
(d) Ted Cruz.

4. Why was Russia cast out of the G7 group?
(a) Due to its trade tariffs.
(b) Due to its policies on torture.
(c) Due to its invasion of Afghanistan.
(d) Due to its invasion of Crimea.

5. To what position did Donald Trump nominate John Ratcliffe before Ratcliffe withdrew his name due to Senate concerns?
(a) Director of National Intelligence.
(b) Chief of Staff.
(c) White House Communications Director.
(d) Secretary of Education.

Short Answer Questions

1. What CNN correspondent did Trump get into it with in the fall of 2018, calling him a "rude, terrible person" (200)?

2. When did Donald Trump make the statement to an audience in Iowa, "I like people who weren't captured" (3)?

3. What position did Jim Mattis step down from the day after Trump's Syria tweets?

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

5. Whom did Todd Beamer contact using the seat phone on the hijacked aircraft, according to the author in the Epilogue?

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