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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 said a quarter century ago that America would be "the greatest and most powerful nation, but a nation with peers" (156)?
(a) Henry Kissinger.
(b) Gary Cohn.
(c) Karl Popper.
(d) Theodore Roosevelt.

2. What is the title of Chapter 5?
(a) "The Road Ahead."
(b) "A Weakness for Strongmen."
(c) "Collapse of the Steady State."
(d) "Sanctions Are Coming."

3. Who is the Saudi crown prince who was pegged with blame for the murder of a Washington Post columnist in October of 2018?
(a) Mohammed bin Salman.
(b) Mohammed Abdullah I.
(c) Mohammed Abdulaziz I.
(d) Mohammed AbdulRahman.

4. 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) Texas.
(b) Arizona.
(c) California.
(d) New York.

5. When did Donald Trump bellow at a campaign event, "Russia, if you're listening, I hope you're able to find the thirty thousan [Clinton] emails that are missing" (163)?
(a) May 2017.
(b) September 2016.
(c) July 2016.
(d) March 2017.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the British Prime Minister that bristled at Trump's response to the 2017 terrorist attacks on London?

2. In the 2017 G7 summit, the hosting country announced that what two issues would be the main focuses of the summit?

3. When did Trump tweet "... I have the absolute right to PARDON myself, but why would I do that when I have done nothing wrong" (137)?

4. Who is cited with the following quote that opens Chapter 5? "Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and success of liberty" (151).

5. Why was Russia cast out of the G7 group?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is NATO?

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