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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Renegade.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following people does Obama employ as his campaign’s Iowa leader?
(a) Penny Pritzker.
(b) Hillary Clinton.
(c) Paul Tewes.
(d) David Axelrod.

2. The comment that “The phrases ‘bitter’ and ‘cling to guns or religion’ were easily remembered, like a hook in a pop song” (145) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Analogy.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

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

4. Which of the following rallies on Obama’s behalf in Iowa?
(a) Oprah Winfrey.
(b) Whoopi Goldberg.
(c) Vanessa Williams.
(d) Angela Bassett.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Obama note cloture came into practice?

2. In which of the following years does Obama note making his first attempt at winning political office?

3. In which of the following cities does Obama note announcing his presidential candidacy?

4. By approximately how wide a margin does Obama win in his race for U.S. Senate?

5. By how wide a margin does Obama lose his race against Bobby Rush?

(see the answer key)

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