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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. From what position did Donald Trump remove John Kelly?
(a) Chief of Staff.
(b) White House Communications Director.
(c) Director of National Intelligence.
(d) Treasury Secretary.

2. Who famously restored and redesigned the stately rooms of the White House?
(a) James Buchanan.
(b) Dolley Madison.
(c) Jacqueline Kennedy.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

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

4. 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)?
(a) Gary Cohn.
(b) Chris Christie.
(c) John Bolton.
(d) James Buchanan.

5. What state did John McCain serve as a United States senator?
(a) Arizona.
(b) California.
(c) Texas.
(d) Utah.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the prime minister of Denmark that President Trump mocked publicly?

3. 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?

4. Who was Donald Trump's first chief of staff?

5. When was John McCain released by his Vietnamese captors?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the author describe the typical process of transition for an incoming president in Chapter 1?

4. What does Trump's response to the author's op-ed in the New York Time say about him?

5. Upon what ideals was the Republican Party founded?

6. What is the "truth" about Trump's border wall presented by the author in Chapter 3?

7. What does the "Saturday Night Massacre" refer to and why does the author describe it in the Introduction?

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

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