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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. Who are the authors of Trump's Enemies: How the Deep State Is Undermining His Presidency?
(a) Jerome Powell and Gary Cohn.
(b) Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie.
(c) Scott Pruitt and Lou Dobbs.
(d) Alexander Kimble and Richard Moss.

2. When did Donald Trump first outline his foreign policy view in detail for the first time, invoking the phrase "America First" (156)?
(a) April 27, 2016.
(b) March 11, 2018.
(c) May 9, 2017.
(d) September 5, 2018.

3. What CNN correspondent did Trump get into it with in the fall of 2018, calling him a "rude, terrible person" (200)?
(a) Karl Popper.
(b) Malcolm Turnbull.
(c) Don McGahn.
(d) Jim Acosta.

4. With what Japanese Prime Minister did Trump get irritated at the 2017 G7 summit?
(a) Yoshihiko Noda.
(b) Yukio Hatoyama.
(c) Naoto Kan.
(d) Shinzo Abe.

5. Who argued against Cleon that ill-tempered decisions were reckless, according to the author in Chapter 6?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Euclides.
(c) Diodotus.
(d) Socrates.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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)?

2. Who did Trump pressure Ukraine to investigate, leading to his impeachment?

3. Who, in his first speech on the Senate floor, compared Beijing to "the cook that kills the frog in a pot of boiling water, smiling and cajoling as it slowly turns up the military and economic heat" (172)?

4. What major corporation did Rex Tillerson once head?

5. Who is the Philippine president that Donald Trump praised for his "unbelievable job" cracking down on drugs (161)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author note about Trump having been caught on camera examining sensitive documents using a cell phone in Chapter 4?

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

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

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

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

6. What is NATO?

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

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

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

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

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