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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Front Matter and Part One: The Bet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following U.S. Presidents does Obama credit with the development of the West Wing?
(a) Teddy Roosevelt.
(b) Calvin Coolidge.
(c) Woodrow Wilson.
(d) Franklin Roosevelt.

2. Which of the following authors does Obama note reading while in college?
(a) Fanon.
(b) Chaulet.
(c) Camus.
(d) Jeanson.

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

4. At which of the following firms does Obama note working after marrying Michelle?
(a) Sidley and Austin.
(b) Anderson and Cooper.
(c) Davis, Miner, Barnhill and Galland.
(d) Thomas J. Henry.

5. To which of the following novelists’ audiobooks does Obama report listening while an Illinois state senator?
(a) JRR Tolkien.
(b) John le Carré.
(c) Ian Fleming.
(d) Robert Ludlum.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of the vote in his primary election for the U.S. Senate does Obama report receiving?

2. In which of the following years does Obama note graduating college?

3. Which of the following authors does Obama note reading while in college?

4. At which of the following companies does Obama report meeting Michelle?

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

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