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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Trump fire FBI Director Jim Comey?
(a) August 25, 2018.
(b) July 12, 2017.
(c) March 11, 2018.
(d) May 9, 2017.

2. What does the author say happened at the moment Trump began his inaugural address?
(a) It began to snow.
(b) A plane crash occurred.
(c) It began to rain.
(d) A rainbow appeared.

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

4. 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) Justin Trudeau.
(b) Gary Cohn.
(c) John Bolton.
(d) Karl Popper.

5. 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) James Madison.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) John Quincy Adams.

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

7. 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.

8. What are the three branches of the U.S. government?
(a) Financial, secular, and military.
(b) Executive, articulate, and oratory.
(c) Education, judicial, and legislative.
(d) Executive, legislative, and judicial.

9. In the 2017 G7 summit, the hosting country announced that what two issues would be the main focuses of the summit?
(a) Sexual harassment and the courts.
(b) Gender equality and women's empowerment.
(c) Trade and finance.
(d) Climate change and the international economy.

10. What CNN correspondent did Trump get into it with in the fall of 2018, calling him a "rude, terrible person" (200)?
(a) Don McGahn.
(b) Jim Acosta.
(c) Malcolm Turnbull.
(d) Karl Popper.

11. From what book of the Bible is the following quote from Chapter 6 attributed? "Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free" (198).
(a) The Book of Paul.
(b) The Book of Leviticus.
(c) The Book of John.
(d) The Book of Jacob.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who described Cleon as "the man who, with his attacks, corrupted the Athenians more than anyone else" (184)?

3. Who argued against Cleon that ill-tempered decisions were reckless, according to the author in Chapter 6?

4. What is the title of Chapter 5?

5. Of what former Attorney General did Trump exclaim "Man, he is one of the stupidest creatures on this earth God ever Created!" (118)?

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