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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. With what does the author associate an individual's body and its actions?
(a) His/her software.
(b) His/her keyboard.
(c) His/her computer screen.
(d) His/her hardware.

2. What was Tom Bossert's position in the Trump administration?
(a) Secretary of Defense.
(b) White House Communications Director.
(c) Treasury Secretary.
(d) Homeland Security Advisor.

3. When did the Space Shuttle Challenger explode?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1986.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1979.

4. Who wrote: "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public" (14)?
(a) Reince Priebus.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Theodore Roosevelt.
(d) James Madison.

5. What position did Kirstjen Nielson have within the Trump administration?
(a) Treasury Secretary.
(b) Homeland Security Chief.
(c) Director of National Intelligence.
(d) Secretary of Defense.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Donald Trump once errantly claim was the primary export to Japan while he was giving a speech on energy production?

2. What was the U.S. federal budget deficit when Obama took office in 2009?

3. According to an investigation by USA Today, Trump was involved in over how many lawsuits over the span of three decades?

4. Who famously restored and redesigned the stately rooms of the White House?

5. Who is cited with the opening quote of the book: "Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike" (1)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the issues described in Chapter 3 that Trump has flip-flopped on?

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

3. How does Trump use fear as a tactic within his administration?

4. What does the author remark regarding his/her thesis in the New York Times op-ed "I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration" in the Introduction?

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

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

7. How does Trump relate to big government, according to the author in Chapter 3?

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

9. How does Trump's character demonstrate courage or lack thereof, according to the author's assessment in Chapter 2?

10. To what does the author attribute the high rate of turnover in the Trump administration in Chapter 1?

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