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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 addition to the United States, what nations comprise the G7?
2. When did Donald Trump bellow at a campaign event, "Russia, if you're listening, I hope you're able to find the thirty thousan [Clinton] emails that are missing" (163)?
3. Who once devoted part of his cable news program to "The Mueller Crime Family"?
4. In the 2017 G7 summit, the hosting country announced that what two issues would be the main focuses of the summit?
5. What is the title of Chapter 6?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is NATO?
2. Who was Cleon and how is he compared with Trump?
3. What is the duty of the national security advisor, according to the author in Chapter 5?
4. How did President Trump respond to the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi? Why?
5. What was notable about Trump tweeting a photo of a failed Iranian missile launch in the summer of 2019?
6. What does the Ukraine scandal demonstrate, according to the author in Chapter 5?
7. What threats are presented through Donald Trump's affinity for autocrats, according to the author?
8. What is the Mueller Report?
9. Describe Trump's performance at the 2018 G7 summit.
10. The author presents a number of books written recently about the Deep State. What points are made in these books?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the author of A Warning. What is this individual's relationship to the Trump administration? Why has the author of the book chosen to write it anonymously? What have the critics and proponents of the book said about this individual's choice to publish anonymously?
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
What is meant by the "Steady State" and the "Deep State"? How does the author define each of these terms? How are these terms applied by President Donald Trump? What are the differences between the Steady State and the Deep State?
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