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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. When did President Trump suggest to aides that weapons be given to all of American's teachers so they could fight back against mass shooters?
(a) December 2019.
(b) June 2018.
(c) July 2017.
(d) February 2018.

2. Who gifted the Resolute desk that sits in the Oval Office?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) Queen Victoria.
(d) James Buchanan.

3. On what date did Trump tweet: "We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump Presidency" (19)?
(a) August 25, 2018.
(b) March 12, 2018.
(c) December 19, 2018.
(d) September 5, 2018.

4. When was John McCain released by his Vietnamese captors?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1969.

5. How many times has Donald Trump changed his political party over the last three decades, according to the author in Chapter 3?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what position did Donald Trump remove John Kelly?

2. Who wrote De Officiis, spelling out how a public servant should behave?

3. What former economic advisor is quoted in Chapter 2 as having said, "Trump won't read anything--not one-page memos, not the brief policy papers, nothing. He gets up halfway through meetings with world leaders because he is bored" (61)?

4. Who was the first U.S. President to reside in the upper level of the White House?

5. From what position did Donald Trump remove Rex Tillerson?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does the author turn to Cicero in Chapter 2?

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

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

6. How are "character" and "ethics" defined?

7. Describe the president's misunderstanding of tariffs, as examined in Chapter 3.

8. Why does Trump claim to like "acting" officials?

9. What did Trump say regarding torture during his presidential campaign?

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

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