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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. What Washington Post columnist was murdered in Saudi Arabia in October of 2018?
(a) Roger Waterson.
(b) Karl Popper.
(c) Cemal Gürsel.
(d) Jamal. Khashoggi.

2. What Australian Prime Minister pressed President Trump on the issue of refugees right after his inauguration?
(a) Karl Popper.
(b) Malcolm Turnbull.
(c) Reince Priebus.
(d) Don McGahn.

3. What percentage of U.S. adults said that "political debate in the country has become more negative and less respectful" according to a Pew Research Center survey released in 2019 (191)?
(a) 65%.
(b) 75%.
(c) 95%.
(d) 85%.

4. What country was set to play host to the G7 summit in 2018?
(a) Great Britain.
(b) France.
(c) The United States.
(d) Canada.

5. What does the author assert is "the second-worst trait any president can have when he's trying to make deals on behalf of the American people" (192)?
(a) "The temperament of a child."
(b) "Lack of ethics."
(c) "The inability to bite his tongue."
(d) "Dishonesty."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who "argued that the laws of nature--including 'the survival of the fittest'--apply to global politics," according to the author in Chapter 5 (178)?

2. Who is the authoritarian Turkish president whom Trump referred to as a friend?

3. Who is the Saudi crown prince who was pegged with blame for the murder of a Washington Post columnist in October of 2018?

4. What are the three branches of the U.S. government?

5. In addition to the United States, what nations comprise the G7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is referred to as the "New Mason-Dixon Line" in Chapter 6?

2. Describe Trump's performance at the 2018 G7 summit.

3. What does the Ukraine scandal demonstrate, according to the author in Chapter 5?

4. What is the duty of the national security advisor, according to the author in Chapter 5?

5. What threats are presented through Donald Trump's affinity for autocrats, according to the author?

6. The author states that the legislative branch is the first enumerated in the Constitution in Article I for a reason. Why?

7. How does the author describe Trump's behavior toward the judicial system?

8. The author presents a number of books written recently about the Deep State. What points are made in these books?

9. What is NATO?

10. Who was Cleon and how is he compared with Trump?

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