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

2. Which of the following does Obama select to head the Council of Economic Advisers?
(a) Peter Orszag.
(b) Melody Barnes.
(c) Jared Bernstein.
(d) Christina Romer.

3. Which of the following does Obama find in his accommodations in Saudi Arabia when he first notes visiting as President?
(a) Diamond and pearl jewelry.
(b) Ruby and diamond jewelry.
(c) Sapphire and diamond jewelry.
(d) Ruby and sapphire jewelry.

4. With which of the following does Obama meet while in India in his second year in office?
(a) Khan Noonien Singh.
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru.
(c) Mahatma Gandhi.
(d) Manmohan Singh.

5. Which of the following U.S. Presidents does Obama credit with the development of the West Wing?
(a) Franklin Roosevelt.
(b) Teddy Roosevelt.
(c) Calvin Coolidge.
(d) Woodrow Wilson.

Short Answer Questions

1. On which of the following dates does Obama report delivering his first major anti-terrorism speech?

2. The comment, “It was less a transformation than an amplification, her essential ‘Miche-ness’ burnished to a high shine” (221) offers an example of which of the following?

3. How large is the “butter bust” of Obama’s head created by Norma Lyon?

4. Approximately how many people in Philadelphia does Obama note died to the Spanish flu?

5. The comment, “Your political enemies, smelling blood in the water, go after you harder” (519) offers an example of which of the following?

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