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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) "Kind."
(b) "Virtuous."
(c) "Wise."
(d) "Just."

2. Who was the prime minister of Denmark that President Trump mocked publicly?
(a) Gary Cohn.
(b) Mette Frederiksen.
(c) James Buchanan.
(d) John Bolton.

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

4. When did the Space Shuttle Challenger explode?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1986.
(d) 1979.

5. Who was the head of Trump's transition team when he was elected president?
(a) Reince Priebus.
(b) John F. Kelly.
(c) Chris Christie.
(d) John Bolton.

6. Who did Donald Trump create the nickname "Slimeball" for?
(a) John Bolton.
(b) James Buchanan.
(c) Jim Comey.
(d) Lou Dobbs.

7. What is the nickname that Trump coined for Senator Elizabeth Warren?
(a) Slimeball.
(b) Pocahontas.
(c) Little Liz.
(d) Warring Warren.

8. What was Tom Bossert's position in the Trump administration?
(a) Treasury Secretary.
(b) White House Communications Director.
(c) Secretary of Defense.
(d) Homeland Security Advisor.

9. 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)?
(a) John Bolton.
(b) Gary Cohn.
(c) Chris Christie.
(d) James Buchanan.

10. 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) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) James Adams.
(c) James Madison.
(d) Theodore Roosevelt.

11. Over what issue did Donald Trump have conflicts after the death of John McCain?
(a) Investigations into the McCain family.
(b) Whether he would make a public statement.
(c) Keeping the flags at half mast.
(d) A book deal about McCain.

12. What position did Steven Mnuchin hold in the Trump administration?
(a) Treasury Secretary.
(b) Secretary of Defense.
(c) Director of National Intelligence.
(d) Homeland Security Chief.

13. When was John McCain released by his Vietnamese captors?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1973.

14. From what position did Donald Trump remove John Kelly?
(a) Chief of Staff.
(b) Director of National Intelligence.
(c) White House Communications Director.
(d) Treasury Secretary.

15. What was the U.S. federal budget deficit when Obama left office in 2016?
(a) $4.2 trillion.
(b) $587 billion.
(c) $1.4 trillion.
(d) $932 billion.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many executive orders did Bill Clinton issue in his first three years as president?

2. 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)?

3. Who did Donald Trump appoint as the Chair of the Federal Reserve?

4. What term in Chapter 3 refers to a person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle?

5. How many times did John McCain run for president?

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