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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 Brett Kavanaugh.
(c) Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel.
(d) Judge Scott Pruitt.

3. 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.

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

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

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

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

8. 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) Don McGahn.
(c) Malcolm Turnbull.
(d) Jim Acosta.

9. Who "argued that the laws of nature--including 'the survival of the fittest'--apply to global politics," according to the author in Chapter 5 (178)?
(a) Malcolm Turnbull.
(b) Will Durant.
(c) Don McGahn.
(d) Karl Popper.

10. When did Trump allegedly reveal highly classified information in an Oval Office meeting with Russia's foreign minister, according to the author in Chapter 4?
(a) June 2019.
(b) May 2017.
(c) July 2017.
(d) May 2018.

11. What French President did Trump mock on Twitter for his low approval ratings and high unemployment?
(a) Malcolm Turnbull.
(b) Don McGahn.
(c) Emmanuel Macron.
(d) Karl Popper.

12. Who wrote The Deep State: How an Army of Elected Bureaucrats Protected Barack Obama and Is Working to Destroy the Trump Agenda?
(a) Scott Pruitt.
(b) Jerome Powell.
(c) Jason Chaffetz.
(d) Jeff Sessions.

13. When did Donald Trump blast Obama for his trip to Cuba to meet Raul Castro?
(a) 2013.
(b) 2011.
(c) 2010.
(d) 2015.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long of a heads-up is the president required to provide Congress before weapons sales with other countries can move forward?

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

4. Who replaced Mike Flynn as National Security Advisor?

5. What Democratic president historically vowed that America would stand for "the principles of a liberated mankind... whether in war or in peace" (155)?

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