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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 U.S. state is said to be the most prominent of those affected by Trump's attacks and withholding of funds as a means of retribution?
(a) New York.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Texas.
(d) California.

2. Why was Russia cast out of the G7 group?
(a) Due to its invasion of Crimea.
(b) Due to its policies on torture.
(c) Due to its invasion of Afghanistan.
(d) Due to its trade tariffs.

3. In 1875, Ulysses S. Grant speculated that if the nation were divided again, it would not be split North versus South but by what, according to the author in Chapter 6?
(a) Love and hatred.
(b) Religion and atheism.
(c) Intelligence and ignorance.
(d) The sexes.

4. Who wrote The Deep State: How an Army of Elected Bureaucrats Protected Barack Obama and Is Working to Destroy the Trump Agenda?
(a) Jeff Sessions.
(b) Jerome Powell.
(c) Scott Pruitt.
(d) Jason Chaffetz.

5. What Chinese president did Donald Trump celebrate over his move to permanently install himself in office for life?
(a) Mao Zedong.
(b) Xi Jinping.
(c) Kim Jung Ul.
(d) Jiang Zemin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote, "The more we try to return to the heroic age of tribalism, the more surely do we arrive at the Inquisition, at the Secret Police, and at a romanticized gangsterism" (206)?

2. Who described Cleon as "the man who, with his attacks, corrupted the Athenians more than anyone else" (184)?

3. How long of a heads-up is the president required to provide Congress before weapons sales with other countries can move forward?

4. According to a Washington Post analysis, after nearly 900 days in the White House, how many false claims had the president made (194)?

5. In concluding Chapter 6, the author states, "If Trump's actions have turned the US government into one of his failed businesses, his rhetoric is turning our national stage into one of his" what (206)?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was notable about Trump tweeting a photo of a failed Iranian missile launch in the summer of 2019?

3. What is the Mueller Report?

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

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

6. For what did Michael Cohen go to prison?

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

8. How did President Trump respond to the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi? Why?

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

10. What is NATO?

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