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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times did John McCain run for president?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

2. What position did Steven Mnuchin hold in the Trump administration?
(a) Treasury Secretary.
(b) Homeland Security Chief.
(c) Director of National Intelligence.
(d) Secretary of Defense.

3. What president delayed the nation from plunging into civil war but at the cost that he protected the slave-holding interests of the South, according to the author in Chapter 2?
(a) John Bolton.
(b) Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) James Buchanan.

4. Who was the first U.S. President to reside in the upper level of the White House?
(a) James Buchanan.
(b) John Adams.
(c) Theodore Roosevelt.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

5. Who wrote "God grant that men of principle be our principal men" (49)?
(a) Jacqueline Kennedy.
(b) John Bolton.
(c) John Adams.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the head of the Environmental Protection Agency that blamed staff for his misuse of government funds and was forced to resign?

2. When did Donald Trump make the following tweet? "Sorry losers and haters, but my I.Q. is one of the highest--and you all know it! Please don't feel stupid or insecure, it's not your fault" (62).

3. What does the author associate a person's moral code as in Chapter 2?

4. When was the Resolute desk that sits in the Oval Office gifted to the U.S.?

5. What position did Anthony Scaramucci have in the Trump administration?

Short Essay Questions

1. To what does the author attribute Trump's fickleness of political party?

2. What was demonstrated through Trump's response to the "Unite the Right" violence?

3. Why does the author present a number of crude statements by Donald Trump in Chapter 2?

4. How does Trump compare with recent presidents concerning executive orders?

5. What do the "cardinal virtues" refer to?

6. What were the circumstances surrounding Trump's disclosure that the U.S. was pulling out of Syria?

7. Describe Donald Trump's history of political affiliation. How many times has he changed party affiliation?

8. Why was Trump compared to General George S. Patton in Chapter 1?

9. How does the author define "Steady State" and "Deep State" in the book?

10. In Chapter 1, the author describes the president's orders broken down into thirds. What comprise these three types of orders?

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