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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 authors does Obama note reading while in college?
(a) Rand.
(b) Marx.
(c) Smith.
(d) Engels.

2. How many days does Obama report spending in Iowa in 2007?
(a) 123.
(b) 87.
(c) 365.
(d) 42.

3. Which of the following caucuses comes next after the New Hampshire primary?
(a) Arizona.
(b) Nevada.
(c) Colorado.
(d) Utah.

4. How long does Obama note that Ed Thomas had worked at the White House?
(a) 30 months.
(b) 40 months.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 40 years.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following words does Obama note is a gaffe in Ames?

3. By how many points does Obama win the North Carolina primary?

4. The acronym COIN carries which of the following meanings in the memoir?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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