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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what war did the British set fire to the White House?
2. Who wrote: "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public" (14)?
3. What is the nickname that Trump coined for Senator Elizabeth Warren?
4. When did President Trump suggest to aides that weapons be given to all of American's teachers so they could fight back against mass shooters?
5. What state did John McCain serve as a United States senator?
Short Essay Questions
1. How are "character" and "ethics" defined?
2. What difficulties do advisors face when briefing the president, according to the author in Chapter 1?
3. To what does the author attribute Trump's fickleness of political party?
4. How does Trump use fear as a tactic within his administration?
5. What was demonstrated through Trump's response to the "Unite the Right" violence?
6. Why does the author assert he/she has chosen to publish this book anonymously in the Introduction?
7. What does Trump's response to the author's op-ed in the New York Time say about him?
8. How does the author define "Steady State" and "Deep State" in the book?
9. Why does the author present a number of crude statements by Donald Trump in Chapter 2?
10. What does the "Saturday Night Massacre" refer to and why does the author describe it in the Introduction?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Donald Trump's relationships with the United States's traditional enemies and/or rivals. How have Trump's policies toward these countries differed from previous administrations? What are the impacts of Trump's behavior toward these autocrats and dictators? How does this influence international opinions of the U.S.?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the relationship between Donald Trump and Senator John McCain. What events surrounding McCain's death inspired the author to write A Warning? Why? How did the president's behavior following McCain's death shed light upon his true character?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the different reasons that Trump's supporters within the Republican Party stand by him today. What are the main reasons offered by the author for Republican loyalty to the president? What Republicans have stood up against the president? How has this atmosphere fueled the negative aspects of Trump's presidency?
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