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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. On which of the following towns’ names does Obama focus pronunciation efforts?
(a) Lamoni.
(b) Des Moines.
(c) Waterloo.
(d) Ottumwa.

2. By how many points does Obama lose the Pennsylvania primary?
(a) 9.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 7.

3. How much of the vote in his primary election for the U.S. Senate does Obama report receiving?
(a) 53%.
(b) 58%.
(c) 63%.
(d) 68%.

4. From which of the following does Obama note his grandmother’s nickname comes?
(a) Hawaiian for “A horn’s sound.”
(b) Swahili for “Grandma.”
(c) English for “A horn’s sound.”
(d) Hawaiian for “Grandma.”

5. How tall does Obama report being?
(a) 6’8”.
(b) 5’10”.
(c) 6’4”.
(d) 6’1”.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following U.S. Presidents does Obama credit with the development of the West Wing?

2. By how wide a margin does Obama defeat Clinton in the South Carolina primary?

3. 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?

4. What does Obama note is his average margin of victory in the weeks after Super Tuesday?

5. Which of the following cities does Obama visit on his first official trip abroad as a U.S. Senator?

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