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

2. In which of the following years does Obama note marrying Michelle?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1994.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1992.

3. Which of the following cities does Obama visit on his first official trip abroad as a U.S. Senator?
(a) Beehive.
(b) Perm.
(c) Pompadour.
(d) Bob.

4. By how wide a margin does Obama lose his race against Bobby Rush?
(a) 50 points.
(b) 30 points.
(c) 3 points.
(d) 5 points.

5. By approximately how wide a margin does Obama win in his race for U.S. Senate?
(a) 3 points.
(b) 40 points.
(c) 30 points.
(d) 4 points.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which of the following years does Obama note entering Harvard Law School?

2. Obama’s comment that he “was from everywhere and nowhere at once, a combination of ill-fitting parts, like a platypus or some imaginary beast” (9) offers an example of which of the following?

3. To which of the following novelists’ audiobooks does Obama report listening while an Illinois state senator?

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

5. At which of the following firms does Obama note working after marrying Michelle?

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