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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Karl Popper.
(b) Gary Cohn.
(c) Angela Merkel.
(d) Abigail Adams.

2. What country was set to play host to the G7 summit in 2018?
(a) Canada.
(b) The United States.
(c) France.
(d) Great Britain.

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

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

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)?
(a) March 2017.
(b) July 2016.
(c) May 2017.
(d) September 2016.

6. Who is attributed to the following quote that opens Chapter 4? "Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak, and that is doing God's service when it is violating all His laws" (117)?
(a) Theodore Roosevelt.
(b) John Quincy Adams.
(c) James Madison.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

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

8. Who described Cleon as "the man who, with his attacks, corrupted the Athenians more than anyone else" (184)?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Plato.
(d) Theodore Roosevelt.

9. What does the author describe in Chapter 5 as "the most important responsibility of the commander in chief" (153)?
(a) Maintaining internal peace.
(b) Coordination with Congress.
(c) National security.
(d) Finance.

10. Whom did Trump tweet about after his attendance at the 2017 G7 summit, calling him "so meek and mild... very dishonest and weak" (152)?
(a) John Bolton.
(b) Gary Cohn.
(c) Karl Popper.
(d) Justin Trudeau.

11. What judge related to a lawsuit against Trump University did Trump accuse of bias because the judge was of Mexican heritage?
(a) Judge Jerome Powell.
(b) Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel.
(c) Judge Brett Kavanaugh.
(d) Judge Scott Pruitt.

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

13. Who appointed Robert Mueller to be the special counsel to lead the investigation into the Russian interference?
(a) Jerome Corsi.
(b) Scott Pruitt.
(c) Rod Rosenstein.
(d) Jerome Powell.

14. 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) 85%.
(b) 75%.
(c) 65%.
(d) 95%.

15. 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 lawsuits."
(b) "Reality television shows."
(c) "Failed colleges."
(d) "Failed marriages."

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What does the author say happened at the moment Trump began his inaugural address?

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

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

5. What major corporation did Rex Tillerson once head?

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