Question 1
4 out of 4 points
According to Politico there were ______________ delegates to the Democratic National
Convention in
... [Show More] 2016.
Answer
s:
400
4,
765
25,0
00
3,45
1
Question 2
4 out of 4 points
According to a report by Harvard University's Shorenstein Center, which 2016
Republican primary candidate received more total news coverage than Donald Trump in
any week of the primary campaign?
Answer
s:
None of them received more news coverage than
Donald Trump.
Marco Rubio
Ted Cruz
John Kasich
Question 3
4 out of 4 points
The "rust belt" states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Michigan helped Donald Trump win the
general presidential election. What would be one explanation for the fact that Trump
won Pennsylvania and Michigan in the primary election, but lost Ohio in the primary
election?
Answer
s:
Ohio Governor John Kasich ran against him in the
primary.
A campaign known as "Oh no" was launched against
him in Ohio.
Polls and election results show Ohio voters preferred
Ted Cruz.
Ohio voters were mistrustful of his New York roots.
Question 4
4 out of 4 points
A Harvard University Shorentstein Center report showed that what percentage of 2016
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Answer
s:
10
percent
40
percent
50
percent
90
percent
Question 5
4 out of 4 points
Which three people were independent or third-party candidates during the
2016 election?
Answer
s:
Gary
Johnson
Jill Stein
John Kasich
Evan
McMullin
Question 6
4 out of 4 points
According to Reason Magazine, 2016 Green Party candidate Jill Stein did best in which
three states?
Answer
s:
Hawaii, Oregon, and Kansas.
Utah, Montana, and Arizona.
North Dakota, Connecticut, and
Maine.
Vermont, Washington, and
Iowa.
Question 7
4 out of 4 points
According to Politico's Delegate Tracker, how many delegates did Donald Trump receive
from the state of Florida?
Answer
s:
76 99
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Question 8
4 out of 4 points
A Quartz essay stated that, according to experts, Barack Obama's "upset" primary
victory in 2008 began with what?
Answer
s:
His "stunning victory" in the Iowa caucuses.
His 1996 election to the Illinois state senate.
His victory in the South Carolina Democratic primary.
His "red state, blue state" speech at the 2004 Democratic
National Convention.
Question 9
4 out of 4 points
In a video interview, Karen Tumulty of the Washington Post recounted a candidate forum
wherein a young audience member's question caught Barack Obama off guard and
unprepared to answer. What was the young woman's question about?
Answer
s:
Where Obama was born.
Whether or not Obama would continue to support the wars in Iraq
and Afghanistan.
What Obama's tax policies would entail and when the campaign
would announce them.
The Obama campaign website's lack of substantive information on
health care.
Question 10
4 out of 4 points
Two Harvard Univesity Shorenstein center reports point to this deep seated problem with
press coverage of political candidates.
Answer
s:
Editors and producers don't give their reporters enough training on how to
effectively cover campaigns, using all the digital tools available.
Reporters don't care about the audience they are supposed to serve.
The practiced values of the news media -- covering what is new,
different, dramatic or controversial -- is at odds with the work needed to
actually inform voters about candidates' true backgrounds and positions.
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campaign.
Question 11
4 out of 4 points
According to the New York Times, who in their news organization has fnal say over
"calling" primary election winners and losers?
Answer
s:
A guy named Maurice in Brooklyn.
The reporters in the feld.
The paper's editor-in-chief, with advisement from the
Washington bureau.
A "decision desk" headed by the Washington bureau chief.
Question 12
4 out of 4 points
In arguing against continuing the practice of early primary elections in Iowa and New
Hampshire, Jake Flanigan suggests they be replaced by...
Answer
s:
A national primary.
Early primary elections in New York and Texas.
A national caucus where every voter stands on the mall in Washington D.C.
and raises their hand for their preferred candidate.
Secret meetings where party leaders decide who the nominees will be.
Question 13
5 out of 5 points (Extra Credit)
When asked in a debate whether, at age 73, he was too old to president, Ronald Reagan
famously replied....
Answer
s:
"I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit, for political
purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience."
"No -- I can take you in a fght any day."
"I'm just getting started."
"I'm sorry, I did not hear the question."
Question 14
5 out of 5 points (Extra Credit)
What traumatic event, experienced as a young adult, shaped the outlook and political
career of future president Teddy Roosevelt?
Answer
s:
He was involved in a hunting accident.
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match.
He lost all of his hair, including his famous
mustache.
His wife and his mother died in the same house on
the same day.
Question 15
4 out of 4 points
In a documentary about presidential debates, famed CBS news anchor Walter Cronkite
said about the Internet -- there is "a lot of thoughtful stuff" and a lot of _____________ .
Answer
s:
selfes
cool
videos
kind
people
junk
Question 16
4 out of 4 points
According to a report by Harvard University's Shorenstein Center, which 2016 primary
candidate -- Democrat or Republican -- received a "positive balance of coverage" during
the primary campaign period?
Answer
s:
Donald
Trump
Marco
Rubio
Bernie
Sanders
Hillary
Clinton
Question 17
4 out of 4 points
According to a report by Harvard University's Shorenstein Center, the 2016 televised
primary debates set records for...
Answer
s:
The number of words spoken.
The amount of balloons deployed as
decorations.
The size of their audiences.
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participated.
Question 18
4 out of 4 points
In a documentary about presidential debates, MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews said that
televised debates are good for "capturing a personal sense of the candidates," but for
understanding things like detailed fnancial issues he said "television is ___________ ."
Answer
s:
terribl
e
hopele
ss
great
okay
Question 19
4 out of 4 points
What did U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger's father do for a living?
Answer
s:
He was an orthodontist.
He ran a non-proft homeless shelter.
He was on government welfare most
of his life.
He was a local bank president.
Question 20
4 out of 4 points
In a video interview, Karen Tumulty of the Washington Post said the late Gwen Ifll gave
her this advice about moderating a presidential debate.
Answer
s:
To not be afraid to cut candidates off if they gave rambling answers.
To use humor to make the candidates at ease.
To know everything a candidate had said publicly about the issues that
were to be discussed.
To wear a bright red suit to the debate to stand out on television.
Question 21
4 out of 4 points
For what action did U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger receive the National Guard's Valley Forge
Cross for heroism?
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s:
For wrestling to the ground a man who had slashed a woman's
throat with a knife.
For not getting captured during his combat service.
For not endorsing Donald Trump for president.
For being the greatest Chicago Bears fan of all time.
Question 22
4 out of 4 points
One of Jake Flanigan's main arguments against continuing with early primary elections
in Iowa and New Hampshire is....
Answer
s:
The voter demographics of Iowa and New Hampshire are not representative
of the nation as a whole.
Iowans only care about corn and tractors, and New Hampshirites only care
about fall foilage and maple syrup.
People in Iowa and New Hampshire have lower IQs, on average, than the rest
of the country.
He believes more populous states like Florida and California should vote frst.
Question 23
4 out of 4 points
A summary sentence on Harvard University's Shorenstein Center report on general
election coverage stated "[B]oth Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump...."
Answer
s:
were terrible candidates widely unpopular with members of their own
party.
should be voted off the island.
were pretty good people, beneath their tough exteriors.
received coverage that was overwhelmingly negative in tone and
exteremely light on policy.
Question 24
4 out of 4 points
According to an article in the New York Times, leaked emails from the Democratic
National Committee "appear to bolster"...
Answer
s:
Donald Trump's claims that the general election was
"rigged."
Bernie Sanders' claims that Democratic Party ofcials
treated him unfairly.
The argument that Donald Trump was unft for ofce.
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doing."
Question 25
5 out of 5 points (Extra Credit)
Which president popularized the phrase "the buck stops here" (corollary to the poker
term "passing the buck"), to symbolize that the U.S. president has fnal responsibility
within the executive branch.
Answer
s:
Ulysses S.
Grant
Ronald
Reagan
Abraham
Lincoln
Harry Truman
Question 26
4 out of 4 points
According to a report by Harvard University's Shorenstein Center, what percentage of
news coverage was dedicated to "substantive concerns" during the 2016 primary
election?
Answer
s:
2
percent
11
percent
33
percent
56
percent
Question 27
4 out of 4 points
A New York Times article about the Republican Party said that the "partnership and
cooperation" that usually flow from one party controlling the presidency and Congress
is ____________________ underPresident Trump.
Answer
s:
a pipe dream
virtually nonexistent
getting better
better than ever
Question 28
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Who was the moderator of the 2004 presidential debate held at Arizona State
University?
Answer
s:
Jim Lehrer
Bob
Schieffer
Jane
Pauley
Charlie
Rose
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