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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Trump allegedly reveal highly classified information in an Oval Office meeting with Russia's foreign minister, according to the author in Chapter 4?
(a) May 2018.
(b) July 2017.
(c) May 2017.
(d) June 2019.

2. What French President did Trump mock on Twitter for his low approval ratings and high unemployment?
(a) Emmanuel Macron.
(b) Malcolm Turnbull.
(c) Karl Popper.
(d) Don McGahn.

3. How many nations comprise NATO?
(a) 29.
(b) 14.
(c) 32.
(d) 12.

4. In concluding Chapter 6, the author states, "If Trump's actions have turned the US government into one of his failed businesses, his rhetoric is turning our national stage into one of his" what (206)?
(a) "Failed marriages."
(b) "Reality television shows."
(c) "Failed lawsuits."
(d) "Failed colleges."

5. With what Japanese Prime Minister did Trump get irritated at the 2017 G7 summit?
(a) Yoshihiko Noda.
(b) Naoto Kan.
(c) Yukio Hatoyama.
(d) Shinzo Abe.

6. What term refers to the human tendency "to interpret new information as evidence to support preexisting views" (196)?
(a) "Confirmation bias."
(b) "Rejection bias."
(c) "False newsification."
(d) "Reference bias."

7. What does the author say is "the fairest way to describe the president's attitude toward our enemies" in Chapter 5 (167)?
(a) Willful ignorance.
(b) Absolute distrust.
(c) Resolution.
(d) Determined ambition.

8. When did the president of the European Council tweet "Looking at the latest decisions of @realDonaldTrump someone could even think: with friends like that who needs enemies" (179)?
(a) May 2018.
(b) March 2018.
(c) September 2016.
(d) June 2019.

9. Who wrote The Deep State: How an Army of Elected Bureaucrats Protected Barack Obama and Is Working to Destroy the Trump Agenda?
(a) Jason Chaffetz.
(b) Jeff Sessions.
(c) Scott Pruitt.
(d) Jerome Powell.

10. According to a Washington Post analysis, after nearly 900 days in the White House, how many false claims had the president made (194)?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 13,000.
(c) 7,000.
(d) 11,000.

11. What is the title of Chapter 5?
(a) "A Weakness for Strongmen."
(b) "Collapse of the Steady State."
(c) "The Road Ahead."
(d) "Sanctions Are Coming."

12. When did Donald Trump first outline his foreign policy view in detail for the first time, invoking the phrase "America First" (156)?
(a) September 5, 2018.
(b) March 11, 2018.
(c) April 27, 2016.
(d) May 9, 2017.

13. Who is the author of Killing the Deep State: The Fight to Save President Trump?
(a) Scott Pruitt.
(b) Jerome Powell.
(c) Jeff Sessions.
(d) Jerome Corsi.

14. Who once devoted part of his cable news program to "The Mueller Crime Family"?
(a) Jerome Corsi.
(b) Scott Pruitt.
(c) Jerome Powell.
(d) Sean Hannity.

15. Who replaced Mike Flynn as National Security Advisor?
(a) Karl Popper.
(b) James Walters.
(c) Chris Christie.
(d) H. R. McMaster.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is cited with the following quote that opens Chapter 5? "Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and success of liberty" (151).

2. Who appointed Robert Mueller to be the special counsel to lead the investigation into the Russian interference?

3. What is the title of Chapter 6?

4. Who wrote Deep State Target: How I Got Caught in the Crosshairs of the Plot to Bring Down President Trump?

5. When did Donald Trump bellow at a campaign event, "Russia, if you're listening, I hope you're able to find the thirty thousan [Clinton] emails that are missing" (163)?

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