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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. How many Senators vote to ratify Obama’s nuclear arms reduction treaty?
(a) 60.
(b) 67.
(c) 71.
(d) 26.

2. At which of the following sites does Obama report delivering his first major anti-terrorism speech?
(a) The National Mall.
(b) The National Archives.
(c) The Capitol Rotunda.
(d) The Oval Office.

3. Which of the following is included among Bush’s “axis of evil”?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) Afghanistan.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Iran.

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

5. How many are reported dead in the Massey Energy Upper Big Branch Mine incident?
(a) 34.
(b) 39.
(c) 44.
(d) 29.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Obama report are the colors of his high school?

2. 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?

3. Which of the following serves as Secretary of the Interior?

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

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

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