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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Six: In the Barrel.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Obama note is his average margin of victory in the weeks after Super Tuesday?
(a) 44%.
(b) 40%.
(c) 48%.
(d) 36%.

2. On which day does the Underwear Bomber attempt an attack?
(a) Christmas Day.
(b) Boxing Day.
(c) Christmas Eve.
(d) New Year's Day.

3. By how wide a margin does Obama defeat Clinton in the South Carolina primary?
(a) 3:2.
(b) 2:1.
(c) 4:3.
(d) 5:4.

4. Which of the following characters does Obama note is depicted at the Iowa caucus?
(a) Neo from The Matrix.
(b) Gurney Halleck from Dune.
(c) Darth Vader from Star Wars.
(d) Gandalf from Lord of the Rings.

5. Which of the following meanings is attached to the acronym FOB in the memoir?
(a) First on base.
(b) Forward operating base.
(c) Fatally obstructive bureaucrats.
(d) Forward obligation balancing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following endorses Obama after the South Carolina primary?

2. Which of the following does Obama note meeting at Normandy?

3. What is the vote in the House of Representatives on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act?

4. The comment that “The phrases ‘bitter’ and ‘cling to guns or religion’ were easily remembered, like a hook in a pop song” (145) offers an example of which of the following?

5. Which of the following songs does Obama have played following his formal acceptance of the Democratic presidential nomination?

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