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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2 – 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the "once-respected Fox host whose late-night show is now riddled with conspiracy theories and wild speculation about current events" that Donald Trump admires (66)?
(a) Rush Limbaugh.
(b) Lou Dobbs.
(c) Alex Jones.
(d) John Bolton.

2. What term does the author use to refer to those in the Trump administration who, like him, have worked to maintain security and focus despite Trump's erratic actions?
(a) The Infowars State.
(b) The Blue State.
(c) The Steady State.
(d) The Deep State.

3. When did Donald Trump say publicly, "You know what we used to do in the old days when we were smart, right? The spies and treason, we used to handle it a little differently than we do now" (15)?
(a) June 2019.
(b) September 2019.
(c) July 2018.
(d) September 2018.

4. Who was the first U.S. President to reside in the upper level of the White House?
(a) John Adams.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Theodore Roosevelt.
(d) James Buchanan.

5. When did John McCain die?
(a) June 12, 2017.
(b) March 11, 2018.
(c) August 25, 2018.
(d) September 5, 2018.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the conspiracy theorist behind the website Infowars?

2. Who rescued the portrait of George Washington's before the British set fire to the White House?

3. What pen name did Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay use in writing anonymous essays rebutting the criticism of the Constitution?

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. Who was the head of the Environmental Protection Agency that blamed staff for his misuse of government funds and was forced to resign?

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