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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. In which of the following years does Obama first learn he is to be a father?
(a) 1997.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1996.

2. Whom does Obama note moderated the Democratic debate at Drake University?
(a) Regis Philbin
(b) George Stephanopoulos.
(c) Chris Dowd.
(d) Geraldo Rivera.

3. Which of the following authors does Obama note reading while in college?
(a) Brontë.
(b) Woolf.
(c) Shelley.
(d) Austen.

4. Which of the following accompanies Obama to Afghanistan and Iraq when he travels there during his campaign?
(a) Jack Ryan.
(b) Reed Richards.
(c) Richard Ryan.
(d) Jack Reed.

5. 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) Conceit.
(b) Simile.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Allegory.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Obama report paying for the first home he and Michelle buy together?

2. The passage in which Otis Moss confers with Obama, noting, “Those of us who were part of the movement, giants like Martin, lieutenants and foot soldiers like me…we are the Moses generation. […] You, Barack, are part of the Joshua generation” (122) offers an example of which of the following?

3. Which of the following U.S. Presidents does Obama credit with the development of the West Wing?

4. How many contests take place on Super Tuesday, per Obama?

5. On what day does Obama note the Iowa caucus takes place?

(see the answer key)

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