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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position did Jim Mattis step down from the day after Trump's Syria tweets?
(a) Secretary of Defense.
(b) Director of National Intelligence.
(c) Homeland Security Chief.
(d) Treasury Secretary.

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

3. When did Donald Trump state, "Nobody reads the Bible more than me" (61)?
(a) February 2016.
(b) March 2019.
(c) May 2017.
(d) July 2016.

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

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

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

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

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

9. What state did John McCain serve as a United States senator?
(a) Texas.
(b) California.
(c) Utah.
(d) Arizona.

10. What is the title of Chapter 1?
(a) "Collapse of the Steady State."
(b) "Analysis of Character."
(c) "The Deep State Grows."
(d) "Sanctions Are Coming."

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

12. On what date did Trump tweet: "We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump Presidency" (19)?
(a) August 25, 2018.
(b) March 12, 2018.
(c) September 5, 2018.
(d) December 19, 2018.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Dan Coats's position in the Trump administration?

2. When was the Resolute desk that sits in the Oval Office gifted to the U.S.?

3. Who gifted the Resolute desk that sits in the Oval Office?

4. Who is cited with the opening quote of the book: "Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike" (1)?

5. What was Tom Bossert's position in the Trump administration?

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