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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author assert is "the second-worst trait any president can have when he's trying to make deals on behalf of the American people" (192)?
(a) "The temperament of a child."
(b) "Lack of ethics."
(c) "Dishonesty."
(d) "The inability to bite his tongue."

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

3. To whom at the G7 2017 summit did Trump allegedly toss a Starburst candy, stating, "Don't say I never give you anything" (152)?
(a) Abigail Adams.
(b) Gary Cohn.
(c) Angela Merkel.
(d) Karl Popper.

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

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

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

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

8. What Australian Prime Minister pressed President Trump on the issue of refugees right after his inauguration?
(a) Karl Popper.
(b) Malcolm Turnbull.
(c) Don McGahn.
(d) Reince Priebus.

9. Who is the Saudi crown prince who was pegged with blame for the murder of a Washington Post columnist in October of 2018?
(a) Mohammed bin Salman.
(b) Mohammed Abdulaziz I.
(c) Mohammed Abdullah I.
(d) Mohammed AbdulRahman.

10. Who argued against Cleon that ill-tempered decisions were reckless, according to the author in Chapter 6?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Diodotus.
(c) Euclides.
(d) Aristotle.

11. Who are the authors of Trump's Enemies: How the Deep State Is Undermining His Presidency?
(a) Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie.
(b) Scott Pruitt and Lou Dobbs.
(c) Jerome Powell and Gary Cohn.
(d) Alexander Kimble and Richard Moss.

12. 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).
(a) James Madison.
(b) Alexander Hamilton.
(c) Theodore Roosevelt.
(d) John F. Kennedy.

13. Where was the first meeting between Kim Jong Un and Trump arranged?
(a) Singapore.
(b) China.
(c) Malaysia.
(d) Thailand.

14. Why was Russia cast out of the G7 group?
(a) Due to its invasion of Crimea.
(b) Due to its policies on torture.
(c) Due to its trade tariffs.
(d) Due to its invasion of Afghanistan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say is "the fairest way to describe the president's attitude toward our enemies" in Chapter 5 (167)?

2. What term refers to the human tendency "to interpret new information as evidence to support preexisting views" (196)?

3. 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?

4. Who was the British Prime Minister that bristled at Trump's response to the 2017 terrorist attacks on London?

5. What judge related to a lawsuit against Trump University did Trump accuse of bias because the judge was of Mexican heritage?

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