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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Texas.
(b) New York.
(c) Arizona.
(d) California.

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

4. When did the president of the European Council tweet "Looking at the latest decisions of @realDonaldTrump someone could even think: with friends like that who needs enemies" (179)?
(a) September 2016.
(b) March 2018.
(c) May 2018.
(d) June 2019.

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

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

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

8. 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) Angela Merkel.
(c) Karl Popper.
(d) Gary Cohn.

9. What Washington Post columnist was murdered in Saudi Arabia in October of 2018?
(a) Karl Popper.
(b) Cemal Gürsel.
(c) Jamal. Khashoggi.
(d) Roger Waterson.

10. Who, in his first speech on the Senate floor, compared Beijing to "the cook that kills the frog in a pot of boiling water, smiling and cajoling as it slowly turns up the military and economic heat" (172)?
(a) Karl Popper.
(b) Mitt Romney.
(c) Don McGahn.
(d) Malcolm Turnbull.

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 John.
(b) The Book of Leviticus.
(c) The Book of Paul.
(d) The Book of Jacob.

12. 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 Brett Kavanaugh.
(d) Judge Scott Pruitt.

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

14. In addition to the United States, what nations comprise the G7?
(a) Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Germany, France, and China.
(b) Canada, France, Germany, Russia, China, and Italy.
(c) Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom.
(d) Russia, Ukraine, China, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Philippine president that Donald Trump praised for his "unbelievable job" cracking down on drugs (161)?

2. What ABC reporter did Trump tell he would consider accepting dirt from a foreign government about a political opponent?

3. 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)?

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

5. With what Japanese Prime Minister did Trump get irritated at the 2017 G7 summit?

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