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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 – Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author asserts in Chapter 7, "During my time in the Trump administration, I have witnessed three primary motivations for what passerby would call brainwashing" (220). What are these three motivations?
(a) Power, tribal allegiance, and fear.
(b) Greed, fear, and ignorance.
(c) Obedience, loyalty, and power.
(d) Ignorance, gluttony, and servitude.

2. Who "argued that the laws of nature--including 'the survival of the fittest'--apply to global politics," according to the author in Chapter 5 (178)?
(a) Don McGahn.
(b) Will Durant.
(c) Karl Popper.
(d) Malcolm Turnbull.

3. When was James Monroe President of the United States?
(a) 1825-1829.
(b) 1811-1815.
(c) 1829-1833.
(d) 1817-1825.

4. Who argued against Cleon that ill-tempered decisions were reckless, according to the author in Chapter 6?
(a) Euclides.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Diodotus.
(d) Aristotle.

5. Who was Donald Trump's second chief of staff?
(a) Chris Christie.
(b) Reince Priebus.
(c) John Bolton.
(d) John F. Kelly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position did Steven Mnuchin hold in the Trump administration?

2. In concluding Chapter 6, the author states, "If Trump's actions have turned the US government into one of his failed businesses, his rhetoric is turning our national stage into one of his" what (206)?

3. Who wrote De Officiis, spelling out how a public servant should behave?

4. Who is cited with the opening quote of the book: "Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike" (1)?

5. In addition to the United States, what nations comprise the G7?

(see the answer key)

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