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

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

3. When did "The Greek experiment with democracy" reach "a memorable turning point" (183)?
(a) 142 BC.
(b) 231 BC.
(c) 427 BC.
(d) 32 BC.

4. What Chinese president did Donald Trump celebrate over his move to permanently install himself in office for life?
(a) Xi Jinping.
(b) Jiang Zemin.
(c) Kim Jung Ul.
(d) Mao Zedong.

5. 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) "Dishonesty."
(b) "Lack of ethics."
(c) "The inability to bite his tongue."
(d) "The temperament of a child."

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

7. 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.

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

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

10. 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)?
(a) May 2017.
(b) July 2017.
(c) June 2019.
(d) June 2018.

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

12. 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) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) James Madison.

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

14. What U.S. state is said to be the most prominent of those affected by Trump's attacks and withholding of funds as a means of retribution?
(a) Arizona.
(b) New York.
(c) California.
(d) Texas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many nations comprise NATO?

2. When did Donald Trump blast Obama for his trip to Cuba to meet Raul Castro?

3. 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)?

4. 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).

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

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