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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Oxymoron.
(c) Simile.
(d) Paradox.

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

3. Which of the following cities does Obama visit on his first official trip abroad as a U.S. Senator?
(a) Bob.
(b) Beehive.
(c) Pompadour.
(d) Perm.

4. Which of the following caucuses comes next after the New Hampshire primary?
(a) Nevada.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Colorado.
(d) Utah.

5. How many days does Obama report spending in Iowa in 2007?
(a) 42.
(b) 365.
(c) 87.
(d) 123.

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

7. The comment, “From day one, it felt like the middle of Times Square” (82) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Oxymoron.
(b) Simile.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Metaphor.

8. By how many points does Obama lose the Pennsylvania primary?
(a) 7.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 9.

9. In what town does Obama spend the evening of the Iowa caucus?
(a) Ankeny.
(b) Altoona.
(c) Andrews.
(d) Alleman.

10. Which of the following authors does Obama note reading while in high school?
(a) Emerson.
(b) Melville.
(c) Hawthorne.
(d) Thoreau.

11. Which of the following endorses Obama after the South Carolina primary?
(a) Steve Forbes.
(b) Jacqueline Kennedy.
(c) Caroline Kennedy.
(d) Caroline Forbes.

12. Which of the following words does Obama note is a gaffe in Ames?
(a) Wasted.
(b) Spent.
(c) Expended.
(d) Killed.

13. Which of the following characters does Obama note is depicted at the Iowa caucus?
(a) Gandalf from Lord of the Rings.
(b) Gurney Halleck from Dune.
(c) Darth Vader from Star Wars.
(d) Neo from The Matrix.

14. What is the name of the head of Obama’s Secret Service detail head while he is on campaign?
(a) Jeff Gilbert.
(b) Bob Thompson.
(c) Jim Walker.
(d) Red Black.

15. Which of the following endorse Obama after the New Hampshire primary?
(a) Claire McCaskill.
(b) Michelle Bachmann.
(c) Kathleen Blanco.
(d) Ann Richards.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following people does Obama employ as his campaign’s Iowa leader?

2. By what margin does the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act pass the House of Representatives?

3. How many doors does Obama note the Oval Office has?

4. Which of the following is Obama’s chief usher?

5. The term G20 refers to which of the following?

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