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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2 – 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the U.S. federal budget deficit when Obama took office in 2009?
(a) $587 billion.
(b) $4.2 trillion.
(c) $1.4 trillion.
(d) $932 billion.

2. Who said, "I've always felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic" (91)?
(a) Dolley Madison.
(b) Abigail Adams.
(c) Scott Pruitt.
(d) Jerome Powell.

3. What does the author assert Donald Trump prioritizes over conviction in Chapter 3?
(a) Money.
(b) Power.
(c) Convenience.
(d) Flattery.

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

5. Who is the conspiracy theorist behind the website Infowars?
(a) Alex Jones.
(b) James Franklin.
(c) Roger Moore.
(d) Rush Limbaugh.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the anonymous author of A Warning publish a piece in the New York Times describing the instability within the Trump administration?

2. When did President Trump suggest to aides that weapons be given to all of American's teachers so they could fight back against mass shooters?

3. What former economic advisor is quoted in Chapter 2 as having said, "Trump won't read anything--not one-page memos, not the brief policy papers, nothing. He gets up halfway through meetings with world leaders because he is bored" (61)?

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

5. What term refers to the combined qualities of wisdom, temperance, courage, and justice?

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