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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Alexander Hamilton killed?
(a) 1804.
(b) 1789.
(c) 1825.
(d) 1899.

2. What Australian Prime Minister pressed President Trump on the issue of refugees right after his inauguration?
(a) Karl Popper.
(b) Don McGahn.
(c) Reince Priebus.
(d) Malcolm Turnbull.

3. What country was set to play host to the G7 summit in 2018?
(a) The United States.
(b) Canada.
(c) Great Britain.
(d) France.

4. The author states in Chapter 7, "There are two separate types of unsavory Trump appointee. Both belong to the same genus, the Apologist, defined by their shared willingness to excuse the inexcusable. But each is its own species with distinctive characteristics" (223). What is the first species?
(a) The Mercenary.
(b) The Silent Abettor.
(c) The Sycophant.
(d) The Arbitrator.

5. How many executive orders did Bill Clinton issue in his first three years as president?
(a) 25.
(b) 112.
(c) 90.
(d) 120.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the U.S. federal budget deficit when Obama took office in 2009?

2. What major corporation did Rex Tillerson once head?

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

4. In the opening of Chapter 2, George Washington is quoted with, "A good moral character is the first essential in a man ... It is therefore highly important that you should endeavor not only to be learned but" also what (53)?

5. Who replaced Mike Flynn as National Security Advisor?

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