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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following endorses Obama after the South Carolina primary?
(a) Ted Kennedy.
(b) Ted Cruz.
(c) Ted Lieu.
(d) Ted Ruxpin.

2. How long does Obama note that Ed Thomas had worked at the White House?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 40 years.
(c) 40 months.
(d) 30 months.

3. Which of the following does Obama select to become Treasury Secretary?
(a) Tim Geithner.
(b) Hank Paulson.
(c) Larry Summers.
(d) Cornel West.

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

5. The passage in which Otis Moss confers with Obama, noting, “Those of us who were part of the movement, giants like Martin, lieutenants and foot soldiers like me…we are the Moses generation. […] You, Barack, are part of the Joshua generation” (122) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Oxymoron.
(b) Paradox.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Simile.

6. How many days into his term in office does Obama sign his first bill into law?
(a) 9 hours.
(b) 9 days.
(c) 9 months.
(d) 9 weeks.

7. In which of the following years does Obama note marrying Michelle?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1993.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1994.

8. Which of the following does Obama select to lead the Domestic Policy Council?
(a) Christina Romer.
(b) Melody Barnes.
(c) Peter Orszag.
(d) Jared Bernstein.

9. How large is the “butter bust” of Obama’s head created by Norma Lyon?
(a) 23 tons.
(b) 23 feet.
(c) 23 inches.
(d) 23 pounds.

10. Which of the following does Obama select to head the Office of Management and Budget?
(a) Melody Barnes.
(b) Peter Orszag.
(c) Jared Bernstein.
(d) Christina Romer.

11. How many contests take place on Super Tuesday, per Obama?
(a) 23.
(b) 24.
(c) 22.
(d) 21.

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

13. In which year does Obama note the first inaugural ball was held in Washington, DC?
(a) 1809.
(b) 1805.
(c) 1813.
(d) 1801.

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

15. By how wide a margin does Obama report winning the Iowa caucus?
(a) 6 points.
(b) 5 points.
(c) 8 points.
(d) 7 points.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Which of the following people does Obama employ as his campaign’s national finance chair?

3. At which of the following schools does Obama note teaching after marrying Michelle?

4. How many jobs lost does the October report released just after Obama’s election to the Presidency note?

5. Which of the following authors does Obama note reading while in high school?

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