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

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

3. How many detainees does Obama note were held at Guantánamo Bay when he took office?
(a) 42.
(b) 142.
(c) 242.
(d) 342.

4. By what margin does the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act pass the House of Representatives?
(a) 218 to 217.
(b) 435 to 0.
(c) 301 to 134.
(d) 244 to 188.

5. In what year does Obama note the filibuster began?
(a) 1808.
(b) 1806.
(c) 1807.
(d) 1805.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Obama appoint Energy Secretary?

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

3. By how many points does Obama lose the Pennsylvania primary?

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

5. Which of the following does Obama appoint Agriculture Secretary?

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