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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long was John McCain held as a prisoner of war in Vietnam?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 6 months.

2. What does the author assert Donald Trump prioritizes over conviction in Chapter 3?
(a) Flattery.
(b) Power.
(c) Convenience.
(d) Money.

3. The author states in Chapter 2, "It's been said that character is a tree, and reputation its" what (60)?
(a) Shadow.
(b) Branches.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Roots.

4. In what war did the British set fire to the White House?
(a) The Creek War.
(b) The French and Indian War.
(c) The War of 1812.
(d) The Mexican-American War.

5. How many times did John McCain run for president?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

6. When did Donald Trump make the statement to an audience in Iowa, "I like people who weren't captured" (3)?
(a) 2015.
(b) 2011.
(c) 2012.
(d) 2017.

7. What state did John McCain serve as a United States senator?
(a) Texas.
(b) Arizona.
(c) California.
(d) Utah.

8. What position did Jim Mattis step down from the day after Trump's Syria tweets?
(a) Secretary of Defense.
(b) Treasury Secretary.
(c) Director of National Intelligence.
(d) Homeland Security Chief.

9. What is defined by the author as "the study of how a person should act, particularly toward others" (57)?
(a) Social studies.
(b) Entropics.
(c) Ethics.
(d) Theory.

10. How many executive orders did Bill Clinton issue in his first three years as president?
(a) 112.
(b) 90.
(c) 25.
(d) 120.

11. Who did Donald Trump create the nickname "Slimeball" for?
(a) John Bolton.
(b) James Buchanan.
(c) Lou Dobbs.
(d) Jim Comey.

12. How many times has Donald Trump changed his political party over the last three decades, according to the author in Chapter 3?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

13. What was the U.S. federal budget deficit when Obama took office in 2009?
(a) $587 billion.
(b) $4.2 trillion.
(c) $1.4 trillion.
(d) $932 billion.

14. What White House counsel did Donald Trump demand fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller, and he refused?
(a) Don McGahn.
(b) Mike Pence.
(c) Reince Priebus.
(d) John F. Kelly.

15. Who famously restored and redesigned the stately rooms of the White House?
(a) Jacqueline Kennedy.
(b) Dolley Madison.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) James Buchanan.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did John McCain die?

2. Who wrote "God grant that men of principle be our principal men" (49)?

3. Regarding the issues of immigration, the author states, "At one point, Trump warmed to a new idea for solving what he viewed as the biggest crisis in American history: to label migrants as" what (41)?

4. From what position did Donald Trump remove Rex Tillerson?

5. What position did Kirstjen Nielson have within the Trump administration?

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