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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Yes We Can.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The passage in which Otis Moss confers with Obama, noting, “Those of us who were part of the movement, giants like Martin, lieutenants and foot soldiers like me…we are the Moses generation. […] You, Barack, are part of the Joshua generation” (122) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Analogy.
(b) Paradox.
(c) Simile.
(d) Oxymoron.

2. Which of the following words does Obama note is a gaffe in Ames?
(a) Killed.
(b) Expended.
(c) Wasted.
(d) Spent.

3. To which of the following groups does Obama report having listened prior to his presidential campaign?
(a) 2 Live Crew.
(b) Public Enemy.
(c) Tag Team.
(d) NWA.

4. How many primary contests does Obama report winning in the weeks after Super Tuesday?
(a) 12.
(b) 11.
(c) 13.
(d) 14.

5. Which of the following authors does Obama note reading while in high school?
(a) Gogol.
(b) Pushkin.
(c) Dostoyevsky.
(d) Solovyov.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following meanings is attached to the acronym FOB in the memoir?

2. How many days pass between the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire primary?

3. On what day does Obama note the Iowa caucus takes place?

4. In which of the following years does Obama note graduating college?

5. In what town does Obama spend the evening of the Iowa caucus?

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