1) As of Monday, how big was Hillary Clinton’s lead over Donald Trump in the Real Clear Politics poll average?
c) +0.9
Trump has gained a great deal of ground on Clinton over the last few weeks.
2) On Sunday, possible terrorist attacks occurred in all of the following states EXCEPT:
b) Texas
At this point, there does not appear to be a link between the attacks.
3) Hillary Clinton took a few days off from campaigning last week. Why?
a) She contracted pneumonia
Clinton had to leave a 9/11 memorial service on Sunday and stayed off the campaign trail until Thursday.
4) Last week, Donald Trump changed his long-held position on what issue?
b) The place of President Obama’s birth
On Wednesday, Trump called a press conference, promoted the opening of his new hotel in DC, and then said cryptically and without apology that "President Barack Obama was born in the United States. Period.” Trump has been arguing for years -- including as recently as the evening before his press conference -- that President Obama’s Hawaiian birth certificate is a fake and that the president was born in Kenya.
https://www.cnn.com/2016/09/15/politics/donald-trump-obama-birther-united-states/
5) Last Thursday, Donald Trump unveiled an economic plan that included what?
a) Massive tax cuts
Trump promised that the tax cuts would pay for themselves through increased economic growth.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-lays-out-more-details-of-economic-plans-1473955537
6) On Tuesday, Donald Trump unveiled a plan to reduce what?
b) Child care costs
The plan included government provision of six weeks of paid maternity leave to mothers who don’t already get maternity leave from their employer.
7) American troops are gathering in Iraq to assist Iraqi forces in an effort to take the last major city held by ISIS. What city?
c) Mosul
Mosul is Iraq’s second-largest city.
https://www.cnn.com/2016/09/16/politics/us-troops-mosul-base/index.html
8) The United States recently pledged $38 billion in military aid to what country?
a) Israel
The aid will be distributed over the next ten years and is the largest military aid package in history.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/09/14/united-states-military-aid-israel/90358564/
9) President Obama recently lifted economic sanctions on what country?
b) Myanmar
Sanctions were lifted because of the steps toward democracy that Myanmar has taken in recent years, including the holding of elections last year.
https://www.cnn.com/2016/09/13/politics/aung-san-suu-kyi-myanmar-sanctions-white-house/
10) What happened to real median household income in 2015?
a) A record increase
Median income increased by a record +5.2%. Furthermore, the number of people in poverty fell by 3.5 million, the number of people without health care dropped to 9.1%, and the highest rate of growth was in the bottom 20% of earners.
11) Who won the Men’s and Women’s US Open tennis tournament last weekend?
d) Stan Wawrinka and Angelique Kerber
Kerber is a German and Wawrinka is from Switzerland.