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Viewing Guide: The Choice 2016

Directions: Watch up to 1 hour and 33 minutes of the PBS Documentary “The Choice: 2016” from the following link: Answer the questions in clear, concise answers. You do not need to write in complete sentences, but you should write enough examples to show your level of understanding.

Before watching….What You Already Know:

  • List words that come to mind when you think of Hillary Clinton:
  • List words that come to mind when you think of Donald Trump:

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  1. For what reason does the documentary suggest Donald Trump decided to run for the Presidency during 2011?
  1. After Bill Clinton loses re-election for governor of Arkansas, what are some ways Hillary Clinton decided to change her appearance and personality to help him win later?
  1. Describe Donald Trump’s upbringing as a child. (type of neighborhood, interactions with parents, etc)
  1. What was Fred Trump, Sr.’s philosophy on life and success?
  1. How did Donald Trump adjust to life in military school?
  1. Describe Hillary Rodham’s upbringing as a child. (type of neighborhood, interactions with parents, etc)
  1. How does Hillary Clinton’s friend, Betsy, describe their experience of hearing Martin Luther King speak for the first time?
  1. How did the Donald Trump’s react to the death of his brother, Fred Jr.?
  1. What happened after Hillary Rodham gave her college commencement speech?
  1. Why was Donald Trump sued in 1970?
  1. What did Roy Cohn teach Trump about being sued?
  1. What did Hillary Rodham learn while working as a lawyer on the Watergate/Nixon scandal?
  2. When Clinton failed her bar exam (the exam that qualifies one to practice as a lawyer), what did she take this as a “sign” to do? How did her friends react to this?
  1. How was Trump able to artificially increase the price of apartments he sold in the new Trump Tower?
  1. In Trump’s book, The Art of the Deal, he says “people want to believe that something is the biggest and the greatest and the most spectacular. I call it ‘truthful hyperbole’” What does this quote mean to you?
  1. How does Hillary Clinton react to the stories of Bill Clinton and “other women” on the famous 60 Minutes interview in 1992?
  1. How did Donald Trump react after the Central Park Jogger “killers” were found to be innocent after years in prison?
  1. What task was Hillary Clinton first assigned to work on once Bill Clinton became President in 1993?
  1. Did she succeed in getting this passed through Congress?
  1. When Hillary Clinton said people don’t hate her, but hate “what she represents”, what did she mean by that?
  1. What Trump scandal was in the tabloid news in the early 1990? Was he bothered by this publicity?
  1. What did Trump learn after the financial failure of the casino the TajMahal in Atlantic City about his “brand name”?
  1. How does Hillary Clinton react to the Monica Lewinsky scandal?
  1. How does Trump make money in the 1990’s and 2000’s, even though he no longer builds or makes products?
  1. How did Trump “image” benefit from the reality tv show “The Apprentice”?
  1. After watching, what is one thing you learned about Donald Trump that surprises you?
  1. What is one thing about Hillary Clinton you learned that surprises you?