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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. 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).

2. 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)?

3. Of what former Attorney General did Trump exclaim "Man, he is one of the stupidest creatures on this earth God ever Created!" (118)?

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. What term refers to an action such as a prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is NATO?

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

3. What is the Mueller Report?

4. For what did Michael Cohen go to prison?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the struggles faced by Trump administration officials in briefing the president of the United States. What demands has Trump made of his advisors regarding their briefings? How have these demands intensified? What limitations does this place on the presidential advisors and how do these limitations affect governing?

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

What is meant by the "Steady State" and the "Deep State"? How does the author define each of these terms? How are these terms applied by President Donald Trump? What are the differences between the Steady State and the Deep State?

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