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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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)?
(a) "Just."
(b) "Kind."
(c) "Virtuous."
(d) "Wise."

2. In what war did the British set fire to the White House?
(a) The War of 1812.
(b) The French and Indian War.
(c) The Mexican-American War.
(d) The Creek War.

3. What pen name did Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay use in writing anonymous essays rebutting the criticism of the Constitution?
(a) Plubius.
(b) Voter.
(c) Anonymous.
(d) Cicero.

4. Whose father did Trump suggest (without evidence) was involved in the Kennedy assassination?
(a) Mike Pence's.
(b) John F. Kelly's.
(c) Ted Cruz's.
(d) John Bolton's.

5. What president delayed the nation from plunging into civil war but at the cost that he protected the slave-holding interests of the South, according to the author in Chapter 2?
(a) James Buchanan.
(b) Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) John Bolton.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

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

7. What term does the author use to refer to those in the Trump administration who, like him, have worked to maintain security and focus despite Trump's erratic actions?
(a) The Infowars State.
(b) The Blue State.
(c) The Steady State.
(d) The Deep State.

8. To whom is the following quote attributed? "No government, any more than an individual, will long be respected without being truly respectable; nor be truly respectable without possessing a certain portion of order and stability" (19).
(a) James Madison.
(b) James Adams.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) Theodore Roosevelt.

9. What did the essays by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay in support of the Constitution become known as?
(a) The Nationalist Papers.
(b) The Federalist Papers.
(c) The Pluralist Papers.
(d) The Constitution Papers.

10. Who did Donald Trump appoint as the Chair of the Federal Reserve?
(a) Chris Christie.
(b) Gary Cohn.
(c) John Bolton.
(d) Jerome Powell.

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

12. When did Donald Trump make the following tweet? "Sorry losers and haters, but my I.Q. is one of the highest--and you all know it! Please don't feel stupid or insecure, it's not your fault" (62).
(a) 2019.
(b) 2016.
(c) 2013.
(d) 2018.

13. With what does the author associate an individual's body and its actions?
(a) His/her software.
(b) His/her keyboard.
(c) His/her hardware.
(d) His/her computer screen.

14. How many times has Donald Trump changed his political party over the last three decades, according to the author in Chapter 3?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

15. From what position did Donald Trump remove Rex Tillerson?
(a) Secretary of Defense.
(b) Secretary of State.
(c) Treasury Secretary.
(d) Director of National Intelligence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the "once-respected Fox host whose late-night show is now riddled with conspiracy theories and wild speculation about current events" that Donald Trump admires (66)?

2. Who wrote: "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public" (14)?

3. Regarding the issues of immigration, the author states, "At one point, Trump warmed to a new idea for solving what he viewed as the biggest crisis in American history: to label migrants as" what (41)?

4. What is the title of Chapter 1?

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

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