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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did WikiLeaks release that caused problems for the Clinton campaign?
(a) Hillary Clinton's personal emails.
(b) Emails hacked from John Podesta's account.
(c) Campaign finance information.
(d) Debate strategies.

2. During the 2016 election, what did Donald Trump do to get back at General Graham's comment that he was a jackass?
(a) Wrote an angry article about him in the New York Times.
(b) Gave General Graham's cell phone number out during a campaign rally.
(c) Vowed to keep him out of any government position.
(d) Leaked Graham's tax returns.

3. According to Woodward, how does President Trump react when he hears bad news?
(a) He tells the Vice President to handle it.
(b) He gets angry quickly and makes impulsive decisions.
(c) He fires the person who told him the bad news.
(d) He takes time to think things over.

4. How many electoral votes are required to win the Presidency of the United States?
(a) 270.
(b) 50.
(c) 205.
(d) 320.

5. What position did Reince Priebus hold during the 2016 election?
(a) Chairman of the Republican National Committee.
(b) Chairman of the Democratic Caucus.
(c) Chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
(d) Chairman of the Board.

6. What percentage of its GDP did the U.S. pay to NATO?
(a) 2.0.
(b) 5.0.
(c) 3.5.
(d) 1.5.

7. What three countries are included in the NAFTA agreement?
(a) United States, Canada, Mexico.
(b) United States, Britain, Germany.
(c) Canada, Mexico, Alaska.
(d) France, Germany, Italy.

8. What was President Trump's campaign slogan?
(a) America Is Great.
(b) Yes, We Can.
(c) Make America Great Again.
(d) It's Great to be An American.

9. What was Gary Cohn's overall assessment of the U.S. economy?
(a) Overall it is in okay shape.
(b) It could not be worse.
(c) It is headed for a recession.
(d) He did not have an opinion.

10. What does the U.S. want to prevent North Korea from building?
(a) A missile that can reach the U.S.
(b) A nuclear bomb.
(c) A rocket.
(d) An Apache Black Hawk helicopter.

11. Why did President Obama refuse to open talks with North Korea?
(a) He vowed he would never meet with North Korea.
(b) He and Kim Jong Un could not agree on a place to meet.
(c) North Korea had to agree to give up its nuclear weapons program.
(d) Congress would not approve the meeting.

12. How long was John McCain a Vietnam prisoner of war?
(a) 2 years.
(b) He was not a prisoner of war.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 5 years.

13. What important Washington cover up did Bob Woodward investigate and write about?
(a) White Water.
(b) Obamagate.
(c) Watergate.
(d) The Clinton Investigation.

14. What would happen to President Trump if it was proven he asked James Comey not to investigate Michael Flynn?
(a) Prison.
(b) Impeachment.
(c) Deportation.
(d) Fines.

15. What agency regulates interest rates in the United States?
(a) The Commerce Department.
(b) The Treasury Department.
(c) The State Department.
(d) The Federal Reserve.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was President Obama's Secretary of Defense?

2. What country does the U.S. rely on to keep North Korea under control?

3. What was Steve Bannon's answer to Donald Trump's question about his chances of being elected president?

4. Who was appointed special counsel to investigate the Russian meddling in the 2016 election?

5. Donald Trump felt he was being treated unfairly by the Mueller investigation. What did he call it?

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