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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When did President Trump suggest to aides that weapons be given to all of American's teachers so they could fight back against mass shooters?
2. Regarding the issues of immigration, the author states, "At one point, Trump warmed to a new idea for solving what he viewed as the biggest crisis in American history: to label migrants as" what (41)?
3. When did John McCain die?
4. What does the author assert Donald Trump prioritizes over conviction in Chapter 3?
5. What position did Kirstjen Nielson have within the Trump administration?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the "truth" about Trump's border wall presented by the author in Chapter 3?
2. Upon what ideals was the Republican Party founded?
3. Who does the author claim are the "real" chiefs of staff in the Trump administration?
4. What does the author remark regarding his/her thesis in the New York Times op-ed "I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration" in the Introduction?
5. When did the nickname the "Grand Old Party" arise? Why?
6. What did Trump say regarding torture during his presidential campaign?
7. What is confirmation bias?
8. To what does the author attribute the high rate of turnover in the Trump administration in Chapter 1?
9. What difficulties do advisors face when briefing the president, according to the author in Chapter 1?
10. How does Trump's character demonstrate justice or lack thereof, according to the author's assessment in Chapter 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the author of A Warning. What is this individual's relationship to the Trump administration? Why has the author of the book chosen to write it anonymously? What have the critics and proponents of the book said about this individual's choice to publish anonymously?
Essay Topic 2
What thesis does the author posit in his/her Introduction to A Warning? How does the author go about defending this thesis? Do you think that the author does effectively defend his/her thesis? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the topics of bigotry, racism, and misogyny as they apply to Donald Trump, his administration, and his base. What are examples of comments, actions, and behavior that display bigotry by Trump? How have critics responded to this behavior? How has Trump's behavior influenced the masses?
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