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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. Which of the following nicknames does Obama note John Brennan receives?
(a) The Guardian.
(b) The Watcher.
(c) The Sentinel.
(d) The Custodian.

2. On what day does Obama receive word that he has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?
(a) 10 September 2009.
(b) 9 October 2009.
(c) 11 September 2011.
(d) 9 October 2010.

3. By what margin does the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act pass the House of Representatives?
(a) 435 to 0.
(b) 301 to 134.
(c) 218 to 217.
(d) 244 to 188.

4. The comment, “The presidency is like a new car. It starts depreciating the minute you drive it off the lot” (233) is an example of which of the following?
(a) Euphemism.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Simile.
(d) Allegory.

5. Which of the following does Obama select to head the Office of Management and Budget?
(a) Melody Barnes.
(b) Peter Orszag.
(c) Jared Bernstein.
(d) Christina Romer.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many pages does Obama report anticipating his memoir will take?

2. Which of the following is Obama’s Commerce Secretary?

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

4. On what day is the well at the bottom of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill capped?

5. 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?

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