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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 the anonymous author of A Warning publish a piece in the New York Times describing the instability within the Trump administration?
(a) March 11, 2018.
(b) September 25, 2018.
(c) September 5, 2018.
(d) August 25, 2018.

2. What term refers to the combined qualities of wisdom, temperance, courage, and justice?
(a) The square center.
(b) The four blessings.
(c) The four attributes.
(d) The cardinal virtues.

3. What is the nickname that Trump coined for Senator Elizabeth Warren?
(a) Warring Warren.
(b) Little Liz.
(c) Pocahontas.
(d) Slimeball.

4. What one-word tweet did President Trump post in response after the New York Times article by the author was published?
(a) "WHO?"
(b) "SPY?"
(c) "WHY?"
(d) "TREASON?"

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the 55 delegates backed the draft of the U.S. Constitution that was released to the public for consideration and ratification in 1787?

2. 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)?

3. What term does the author use to refer to those in the Trump administration who, like him, have worked to maintain security and focus despite Trump's erratic actions?

4. For how long was John McCain held as a prisoner of war in Vietnam?

5. On what date did Trump tweet: "We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump Presidency" (19)?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the author assert he/she has chosen to publish this book anonymously in the Introduction?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. When did the nickname the "Grand Old Party" arise? Why?

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