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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. An article titled, "The Failing Mission to Tame Trump's Tongue" appeared in which national newspaper?
(a) The Chicago Tribune.
(b) The Washington Post.
(c) The Boston Globe.
(d) The New York Times.

2. What was Steve Mnuchin's Cabinet position?
(a) Treasury Secretary.
(b) Director of the CIA.
(c) Director of National Economic Council.
(d) Secretary of Defense.

3. What department oversees printing money?
(a) Federal Reserve.
(b) Trade.
(c) Commerce.
(d) Treasury.

4. How many states were initially affected by hacking into voter information?
(a) 48.
(b) 7.
(c) 21.
(d) 13.

5. Who is Kellyanne Conway?
(a) Former Trump campaign manager and political adviser.
(b) The head of Breitbart News.
(c) A Republican campaign donor.
(d) A Fox News host.

6. To what country did President Trump go for his first international trip?
(a) Saudi Arabia.
(b) Yemen.
(c) Pakistan.
(d) Afghanistan.

7. In what year did the Afghanistan War begin?
(a) 2001.
(b) 2010.
(c) 1999.
(d) 2011.

8. What Syrian dictator dropped sarin gas on his own people?
(a) Saddam Hussein.
(b) Bashar al-Assad.
(c) Osama bin Laden.
(d) Ashraf Ghani.

9. Who did President-elect Trump appoint as his Secretary of State?
(a) Jared Kushner.
(b) James Baker.
(c) Rex Tillerson.
(d) Robert Gates.

10. What major world power was accused of tampering with the 2016 U.S. elections?
(a) Russia.
(b) China.
(c) Japan.
(d) Germany.

11. How did President Obama choose to confront Russian leadership about voter hacking?
(a) He decided not to do anything.
(b) He announced it during a press conference.
(c) He sent John O. Brennan to meet privately with his Russian counterpart.
(d) He sent a telegram to Vladimir Putin.

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

13. What derogatory term did Hillary Clinton use to describe Trump supporters?
(a) Deplorables.
(b) Undesireables.
(c) Aliens.
(d) Riff-raff.

14. What is the longest war in United States history?
(a) The Afghanistan War.
(b) The Vietnam War.
(c) World War II.
(d) The War of 1812.

15. How did General Jack Keane feel about Barak Obama's foreign policy?
(a) He was very effective.
(b) He wasn't well informed.
(c) He was too timid.
(d) He was too confrontational.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the senator who recommended that the Republican party back Mike Pence for president instead of Donald Trump?

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

3. Who did Reince Priebus put in charge of coordinating trade?

4. According to Woodward, how does President Trump react when he hears bad news?

5. Who was John Podesta?

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