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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom at the G7 2017 summit did Trump allegedly toss a Starburst candy, stating, "Don't say I never give you anything" (152)?
(a) Gary Cohn.
(b) Abigail Adams.
(c) Karl Popper.
(d) Angela Merkel.

2. When did Donald Trump blast Obama for his trip to Cuba to meet Raul Castro?
(a) 2013.
(b) 2015.
(c) 2010.
(d) 2011.

3. Why was Russia cast out of the G7 group?
(a) Due to its trade tariffs.
(b) Due to its invasion of Afghanistan.
(c) Due to its invasion of Crimea.
(d) Due to its policies on torture.

4. What does the author say happened at the moment Trump began his inaugural address?
(a) A plane crash occurred.
(b) It began to rain.
(c) A rainbow appeared.
(d) It began to snow.

5. What Chinese president did Donald Trump celebrate over his move to permanently install himself in office for life?
(a) Kim Jung Ul.
(b) Xi Jinping.
(c) Jiang Zemin.
(d) Mao Zedong.

6. Who appointed Robert Mueller to be the special counsel to lead the investigation into the Russian interference?
(a) Jerome Corsi.
(b) Jerome Powell.
(c) Rod Rosenstein.
(d) Scott Pruitt.

7. When did the president of the European Council tweet "Looking at the latest decisions of @realDonaldTrump someone could even think: with friends like that who needs enemies" (179)?
(a) June 2019.
(b) May 2018.
(c) March 2018.
(d) September 2016.

8. Who is the author of Killing the Deep State: The Fight to Save President Trump?
(a) Scott Pruitt.
(b) Jerome Corsi.
(c) Jerome Powell.
(d) Jeff Sessions.

9. When did Trump tweet "... I have the absolute right to PARDON myself, but why would I do that when I have done nothing wrong" (137)?
(a) June 2018.
(b) May 2017.
(c) July 2017.
(d) June 2019.

10. Who is the authoritarian Turkish president whom Trump referred to as a friend?
(a) Karl Popper.
(b) Cemal Gürsel..
(c) Mustafa Kemal Atatürk..
(d) Recep Erdogan.

11. When did Donald Trump first outline his foreign policy view in detail for the first time, invoking the phrase "America First" (156)?
(a) May 9, 2017.
(b) September 5, 2018.
(c) April 27, 2016.
(d) March 11, 2018.

12. What percentage of U.S. adults said that "political debate in the country has become more negative and less respectful" according to a Pew Research Center survey released in 2019 (191)?
(a) 75%.
(b) 65%.
(c) 95%.
(d) 85%.

13. Who is the Philippine president that Donald Trump praised for his "unbelievable job" cracking down on drugs (161)?
(a) H. R. McMaster.
(b) Benigno Aquino III.
(c) Joseph Estrada.
(d) Rodrigo Duterte.

14. Who, in his first speech on the Senate floor, compared Beijing to "the cook that kills the frog in a pot of boiling water, smiling and cajoling as it slowly turns up the military and economic heat" (172)?
(a) Mitt Romney.
(b) Don McGahn.
(c) Malcolm Turnbull.
(d) Karl Popper.

15. What does the author assert is "the second-worst trait any president can have when he's trying to make deals on behalf of the American people" (192)?
(a) "The inability to bite his tongue."
(b) "The temperament of a child."
(c) "Dishonesty."
(d) "Lack of ethics."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Trump's first national security advisor that was removed for lying about his contacts with Russia?

2. Who wrote Deep State Target: How I Got Caught in the Crosshairs of the Plot to Bring Down President Trump?

3. Who introduced the term "alternative facts" on Meet the Press when speaking with Chuck Todd?

4. What French President did Trump mock on Twitter for his low approval ratings and high unemployment?

5. What is the title of Chapter 6?

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