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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who introduced the term "alternative facts" on Meet the Press when speaking with Chuck Todd?
(a) Karl Popper.
(b) Kellyanne Conway.
(c) Malcolm Turnbull.
(d) Don McGahn.

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

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

5. What position does Betsy DeVos hold in the Trump administration?
(a) Secretary of Defense.
(b) Secretary of Education.
(c) Treasury Secretary.
(d) Homeland Security Chief.

6. In 1875, Ulysses S. Grant speculated that if the nation were divided again, it would not be split North versus South but by what, according to the author in Chapter 6?
(a) The sexes.
(b) Intelligence and ignorance.
(c) Love and hatred.
(d) Religion and atheism.

7. Who is the authoritarian Turkish president whom Trump referred to as a friend?
(a) Recep Erdogan.
(b) Karl Popper.
(c) Mustafa Kemal Atatürk..
(d) Cemal Gürsel..

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

9. What percentage of U.S. adults said that "political debate in the country has become more negative and less respectful" according to a Pew Research Center survey released in 2019 (191)?
(a) 75%.
(b) 85%.
(c) 65%.
(d) 95%.

10. Who did Trump pressure Ukraine to investigate, leading to his impeachment?
(a) Scott Pruitt.
(b) Jerome Powell.
(c) Hillary and Bill Clinton.
(d) Joe and Hunter Biden.

11. Who is the Philippine president that Donald Trump praised for his "unbelievable job" cracking down on drugs (161)?
(a) Benigno Aquino III.
(b) Joseph Estrada.
(c) H. R. McMaster.
(d) Rodrigo Duterte.

12. 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) Jerome Powell.
(d) Scott Pruitt.

13. What ABC reporter did Trump tell he would consider accepting dirt from a foreign government about a political opponent?
(a) Scott Pruitt.
(b) Jerome Corsi.
(c) Jerome Powell.
(d) George Stephanopoulos.

14. Of what former Attorney General did Trump exclaim "Man, he is one of the stupidest creatures on this earth God ever Created!" (118)?
(a) Jerome Powell.
(b) Jeff Sessions.
(c) Don McGahn.
(d) Scott Pruitt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Trump tweet "... I have the absolute right to PARDON myself, but why would I do that when I have done nothing wrong" (137)?

2. In the 2017 G7 summit, the hosting country announced that what two issues would be the main focuses of the summit?

3. What Australian Prime Minister pressed President Trump on the issue of refugees right after his inauguration?

4. When did Donald Trump first outline his foreign policy view in detail for the first time, invoking the phrase "America First" (156)?

5. What are the three branches of the U.S. government?

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