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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Seven: On the High Wire and Back Matter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following authors does Obama note reading while in high school?
(a) Pushkin.
(b) Gogol.
(c) Dostoyevsky.
(d) Solovyov.

2. Approximately how many jobs does Obama note are gained in the March 2010 jobs report?
(a) 162,000.
(b) 165,000.
(c) 171,000.
(d) 168,000.

3. Which of the following does Obama note meeting in Japan?
(a) Sanji Hayotama.
(b) Yukio Hayotama.
(c) Hiraoka Kimitake.
(d) Yukio Mishima.

4. The comment, “The initial response from my number one recruit for the job [of Chief of Staff] was less than enthusiastic” (209) is an example of which of the following?
(a) Litotes.
(b) Chiasmus.
(c) Anaphora.
(d) Hyperbole.

5. Which of the following books does Obama ascribe to Samantha Power?
(a) Sergio: One Man’s Fight to Save the World.
(b) Realizing Human Rights: Moving from Inspiration to Impact.
(c) “A Problem from Hell”: America and the Age of Genocide.
(d) The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Obama report is the motto of his campaign staff in Iowa?

2. Which of the following does Obama find in his accommodations in Saudi Arabia when he first notes visiting as President?

3. 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?

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

5. The acronym START carries what meaning in the memoir?

(see the answer key)

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