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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 songs does Obama have played following his formal acceptance of the Democratic presidential nomination?
(a) “Song for America.”
(b) “Proud to Be an American.”
(c) “Born in the USA.”
(d) “Only in America.”

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

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

4. The comment, “Hope and change were a luxury, folks seemed to be telling us, exotic imports that would wilt in the heat” (127) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Paradox.
(c) Simile.
(d) Oxymoron.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many jobs lost does the October report released just after Obama’s election to the Presidency note?

2. How many of the Super Tuesday contests does Obama report winning?

3. 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?

4. What is the name of the head of Obama’s Secret Service detail head while he is on campaign?

5. On which day does Super Tuesday fall during Obama’s primary campaign?

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