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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In “The American Exception,” Smith says that the poorer countries Trump condemned did not have the foresight to be what?
(a) Europe.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Iceland.
(d) America.

2. In “The American Exception,” Smith says that Americans attacked death as a series of what?
(a) Mysteries.
(b) Unfortunate events.
(c) Bad decisions.
(d) Discrete problems.

3. Which philosopher does Smith cite when discussing the difference between the thinker and his real life?
(a) Nietzsche.
(b) Kierkagaard.
(c) Plato.
(d) Socrates.

4. 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 Submission.
(b) The Global Humbling.
(c) The Global Fumbling.
(d) The Worldwide Humbling.

5. Smith says that despite America’s feelings of being untouchable, as the pandemic progressed, what did America appear to lead the world in?
(a) Vaccines.
(b) False positives.
(c) Unity.
(d) Deaths.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which president’s speech does Smith cite at the start of “The American Exception”?

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

3. What does Smith liken Trump’s speech to after coming to her senses after the first part of his speech?

4. What date was the speech Smith references at the start of “The American Exception”?

5. Who is the author of the essay “Peonies”?

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