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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “The American Exception” .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The day Smith looked at the peonies in the Jefferson Market Garden was just a few days before what Smith refers to as what?
(a) The Global Fumbling.
(b) The Global Humbling.
(c) The Worldwide Humbling.
(d) The Global Submission.

2. What date was the speech Smith references at the start of “The American Exception”?
(a) 2018.
(b) 2020.
(c) 2021.
(d) 2019.

3. What does Smith say a man can bend to his will?
(a) Rules.
(b) Nature.
(c) Steel pipes.
(d) Religion.

4. What former British Prime Minister does Smith reference at the end of “The American Exception”?
(a) Tony Blair.
(b) Neville Chamberlain.
(c) Winston Churchill.
(d) Margaret Thatcher.

5. What does Smith liken Trump’s speech to after coming to her senses after the first part of his speech?
(a) White lies.
(b) Rotten apples.
(c) Poison.
(d) Snake oil.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “The American Exception,” Smith says that nobody in 1945 wanted to go back to 1939 unless it was to do what?

2. What does Smith say the link to long life in America is?

3. What example does Smith use in “Peonies” as a time when submitting might be better than resisting?

4. At the end of “The American Exception,” what did Smith say states were forced to bid on during the pandemic?

5. What does Trump say we did not have prior to the pandemic, which Smith agrees?

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