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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Six: In the Barrel.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what day does Obama note the Iowa caucus takes place?
(a) 24 January.
(b) 10 January.
(c) 17 January.
(d) 3 January.

2. On what day does Obama receive word that he has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?
(a) 10 September 2009.
(b) 11 September 2011.
(c) 9 October 2009.
(d) 9 October 2010.

3. What is the vote in the House of Representatives on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act?
(a) 237-192.
(b) 301-134.
(c) 60-39.
(d) 218-217.

4. How many Senators vote to confirm Sonia Sotomayor as Supreme Court Justice?
(a) 62.
(b) 79.
(c) 68.
(d) 51.

5. Where does Obama note Toot was born?
(a) Nebraska.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Kansas.
(d) Iowa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is included among Bush’s “axis of evil”?

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

3. In what year does Obama note the Resolute desk was given to the White House?

4. In what town does Obama spend the evening of the Iowa caucus?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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