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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What term in Chapter 3 refers to a person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle?
(a) Magnate.
(b) Rhetoric.
(c) Articulate.
(d) Apostate.

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

4. 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)?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) James Madison.
(d) Reince Priebus.

5. What one-word tweet did President Trump post in response after the New York Times article by the author was published?
(a) "WHO?"
(b) "TREASON?"
(c) "WHY?"
(d) "SPY?"

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

7. What did Donald Trump once errantly claim was the primary export to Japan while he was giving a speech on energy production?
(a) Apples.
(b) Cars.
(c) Computers.
(d) Wheat.

8. Who famously restored and redesigned the stately rooms of the White House?
(a) Jacqueline Kennedy.
(b) Dolley Madison.
(c) James Buchanan.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

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

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

11. 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)?
(a) Theodore Roosevelt.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) John F. Kelly.
(d) James Madison.

12. Whose portrait hangs over the fireplace in the State Dining Room of the White House?
(a) Theodore Roosevelt's.
(b) Abraham Lincoln's.
(c) Thomas Jefferson's.
(d) John Adams's.

13. 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) 2013.
(b) 2016.
(c) 2019.
(d) 2018.

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

15. Who wrote "God grant that men of principle be our principal men" (49)?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Jacqueline Kennedy.
(c) John Bolton.
(d) John Adams.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nickname that Trump coined for Senator Elizabeth Warren?

2. When did Donald Trump say publicly, "You know what we used to do in the old days when we were smart, right? The spies and treason, we used to handle it a little differently than we do now" (15)?

3. When did Donald Trump make the statement to an audience in Iowa, "I like people who weren't captured" (3)?

4. With what does the author associate an individual's body and its actions?

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

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