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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did President Trump suggest to aides that weapons be given to all of American's teachers so they could fight back against mass shooters?
(a) June 2018.
(b) July 2017.
(c) December 2019.
(d) February 2018.

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

3. When did John McCain die?
(a) June 12, 2017.
(b) August 25, 2018.
(c) March 11, 2018.
(d) September 5, 2018.

4. 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)?
(a) Alex Jones.
(b) Rush Limbaugh.
(c) Lou Dobbs.
(d) John Bolton.

5. Who was the first U.S. President to reside in the upper level of the White House?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) John Adams.
(d) James Buchanan.

6. Who said, "I've always felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic" (91)?
(a) Jerome Powell.
(b) Abigail Adams.
(c) Dolley Madison.
(d) Scott Pruitt.

7. When key government leaders quit during the Watergate scandal, what did the press dub it?
(a) The "Saturday Night Massacre."
(b) The "Midnight Mutiny."
(c) The "Watergate Walkout."
(d) The "Last Walkout."

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

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

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

11. 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) John Bolton.
(b) Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) James Buchanan.

12. What was Dan Coats's position in the Trump administration?
(a) Director of National Intelligence.
(b) Treasury Secretary.
(c) Homeland Security Chief.
(d) Secretary of Defense.

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

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

15. What position did Anthony Scaramucci have in the Trump administration?
(a) Secretary of Defense.
(b) Homeland Security Advisor.
(c) Treasury Secretary.
(d) White House Communications Director.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the essays by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay in support of the Constitution become known as?

2. What is the title of Chapter 1?

3. In what war did the British set fire to the White House?

4. What nickname did Donald lTrump conceive of for Senator Dick Blumenthal?

5. What one-word tweet did President Trump post in response after the New York Times article by the author was published?

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