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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Yes We Can.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days pass between the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire primary?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

2. Which of the following words does Obama note is a gaffe in Ames?
(a) Wasted.
(b) Expended.
(c) Spent.
(d) Killed.

3. 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?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Simile.

4. Which of the following performs at an Obama campaign event in Indianapolis?
(a) Ray Charles.
(b) John Legend.
(c) Prince.
(d) Stevie Wonder.

5. How many primary contests does Obama report winning in the weeks after Super Tuesday?
(a) 12.
(b) 13.
(c) 11.
(d) 14.

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 making his first attempt at winning political office?

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

4. To which of the following groups does Obama report having listened prior to his presidential campaign?

5. Which of the following authors does Obama note reading while in high school?

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