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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. Which of the following does Obama report the Clinton campaign learned about his Kindergarten in Indonesia?
(a) He had written an essay about wanting to be a Senator.
(b) He had written an essay about wanting to be President.
(c) He had written an essay about wanting to be Pope.
(d) He had written an essay about wanting to be a physician.

2. How many days pass between the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire primary?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

3. In which of the following years does Obama note making his first attempt at winning political office?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1993.

4. Michelle’s comment that “You have some magic beans, and you’re going to plant them, and overnight a huge beanstalk is going to grow high into the sky, and you’ll climb up the beanstalk, kill the giant who lives in the clouds, and then bring home a goose that lays golden eggs” (45) is an example of which of the following?
(a) Oxymoron.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Simile.
(d) Analogy.

5. On which day does Super Tuesday fall during Obama’s primary campaign?
(a) 29 January.
(b) 5 February.
(c) 19 February.
(d) 12 February.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many of the Super Tuesday contests does Obama report winning?

3. The comment, “Hope and change were a luxury, folks seemed to be telling us, exotic imports that would wilt in the heat” (127) offers an example of which of the following?

4. By how many points does Obama lose the Pennsylvania primary?

5. Whom does Obama note moderated the Democratic debate at Drake University?

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