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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. Whom did Trump tweet about after his attendance at the 2017 G7 summit, calling him "so meek and mild... very dishonest and weak" (152)?
(a) John Bolton.
(b) Karl Popper.
(c) Gary Cohn.
(d) Justin Trudeau.

2. Who replaced Mike Flynn as National Security Advisor?
(a) H. R. McMaster.
(b) Karl Popper.
(c) James Walters.
(d) Chris Christie.

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

4. 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)?
(a) "Failed marriages."
(b) "Failed colleges."
(c) "Reality television shows."
(d) "Failed lawsuits."

5. In addition to the United States, what nations comprise the G7?
(a) Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Germany, France, and China.
(b) Canada, France, Germany, Russia, China, and Italy.
(c) Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom.
(d) Russia, Ukraine, China, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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)?

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

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. Who wrote The Deep State: How an Army of Elected Bureaucrats Protected Barack Obama and Is Working to Destroy the Trump Agenda?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is NATO?

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

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

7. For what did Michael Cohen go to prison?

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

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

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

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