- 1. When did Ronald Reagan become the US President?
A) 1976
B) 1981
C) 2000
D) 1990
- 2. Prior to becoming President, Reagan served as the Governor of which U.S. state?
A) California
B) Florida
C) New York
D) Texas
- 3. Ronald Reagan won the presidential election in the year ____.
A) 1976
B) 1984
C) 1992
D) 1980
- 4. Reagan was often referred to as the 'Great __'.
A) Negotiator
B) Communicator
C) Strategist
D) Orator
- 5. Which country was Reagan born in?
A) Canada
B) United Kingdom
C) Germany
D) United States
- 6. What was Ronald Reagan's profession before entering politics?
A) Doctor
B) Engineer
C) Actor
D) Lawyer
- 7. Which famous Soviet leader did Reagan build a rapport with during his presidency?
A) Vladimir Putin
B) Joseph Stalin
C) Mikhail Gorbachev
D) Leonid Brezhnev
- 8. Reagan announced his candidacy for President in which city?
A) Chicago
B) New York
C) Houston
D) Los Angeles
- 9. What was the name of the first space shuttle launched during Reagan's presidency?
A) Endeavour
B) Challenger
C) Discovery
D) Columbia
- 10. In 1987, Reagan famously declared 'Mr. Gorbachev, open this ____!' in a speech about democracy.
A) Gate
B) Door
C) Window
D) Path
- 11. Which scandal involved the selling of arms to Iran to fund Nicaraguan Contras during Reagan's administration?
A) Iran-Contra Affair
B) Watergate Scandal
C) Pentagon Papers
D) Teapot Dome Scandal
- 12. In 1983, Reagan announced the ____ Initiative to develop an anti-ballistic missile system.
A) Social Welfare
B) Environmental Protection
C) Strategic Defense
D) Space Exploration
- 13. Reagan signed the Tax Reform Act of 1986 to simplify the income tax code and ____.
A) Introduce Flat Tax
B) Abolish Taxation
C) Lower Tax Rates
D) Increase Tax Rates
- 14. Reagan appointed the first woman, ____ O'Connor, to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1981.
A) Sonia Sotomayor
B) Ruth Bader
C) Elena Kagan
D) Sandra Day
- 15. Which term is often used to describe the economic policies and approach taken by Reagan?
A) Clintonomics
B) Reaganomics
C) Trumponomics
D) Bushonomics
- 16. Which political party did Ronald Reagan belong to?
A) Republican
B) Democrat
C) Independent
D) Green Party
- 17. In which state was Ronald Reagan born?
A) Illinois
B) Texas
C) New York
D) California
- 18. Who was Ronald Reagan's Vice President during most of his presidency?
A) George H.W. Bush
B) Dan Quayle
C) Dick Cheney
D) Gerald Ford
- 19. Which famous landmark did Ronald Reagan famously challenge Soviet leader Gorbachev to tear down?
A) Eiffel Tower
B) Taj Mahal
C) Great Wall of China
D) Berlin Wall
- 20. What was Ronald Reagan's famous quote about government?
A) Give me liberty or give me death
B) Ask not what your country can do for you
C) Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem
D) I have a dream
- 21. What is the title of Reagan's autobiography published in 1990?
A) My Life
B) The Audacity of Hope
C) Dreams from My Father
D) An American Life
- 22. What was the nickname given to Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative program aimed at protecting the U.S. from nuclear missile attacks?
A) Shield of Freedom
B) Star Wars
C) Iron Curtain
D) Operation Desert Storm
- 23. Ronald Reagan survived an assassination attempt in 1981 by which individual?
A) Lee Harvey Oswald
B) Mark David Chapman
C) John Hinckley Jr.
D) Sirhan Sirhan
- 24. What is the name of the legislation signed by Reagan that granted amnesty to nearly 3 million undocumented immigrants?
A) Secure Fence Act
B) DREAM Act
C) Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
D) Patriot Act
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