View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gifted the Resolute desk that sits in the Oval Office?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) James Buchanan.
(d) Queen Victoria.

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

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

4. Who was Donald Trump's first chief of staff?
(a) Chris Christie.
(b) John F. Kelly.
(c) Reince Priebus.
(d) John Bolton.

5. Who "argued that the laws of nature--including 'the survival of the fittest'--apply to global politics," according to the author in Chapter 5 (178)?
(a) Will Durant.
(b) Karl Popper.
(c) Malcolm Turnbull.
(d) Don McGahn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say happened at the moment Trump began his inaugural address?

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

3. 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)?

4. When key government leaders quit during the Watergate scandal, what did the press dub it?

5. Where did the aircraft that Todd Beamer was in crash after the hijacking?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 245 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample