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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The comment, “Others flashed a single-fingered salute” (403) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Litotes.
(b) Anaphora.
(c) Euphemism.
(d) Hyperbole.

2. Obama’s musing, “‘You’re like the guy in the circus,’ Michelle told me once, ‘just spinning plates at the end of a stick’” (565) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Allegory.
(b) Simile.
(c) Litotes.
(d) Euphemism.

3. Which of the following is included among Bush’s “axis of evil”?
(a) North Korea.
(b) Taiwan.
(c) Laos.
(d) South Korea.

4. Which of the following does Obama appoint Agriculture Secretary?
(a) Arne Duncan.
(b) Jim Jones.
(c) Tom Vilsack.
(d) Hilda Solis.

5. On what day does Obama receive word that he has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?
(a) 10 September 2009.
(b) 9 October 2009.
(c) 9 October 2010.
(d) 11 September 2011.

6. Which of the following does Obama appoint Labor Secretary?
(a) Hilda Solis.
(b) Jim Jones.
(c) Tom Vilsack.
(d) Arne Duncan.

7. Which of the following does Obama select as Secretary of Health and Human Services?
(a) Jeanne Lambrew.
(b) Nancy-Ann DeParle.
(c) Kathleen Sebelius.
(d) Laura Klitzka.

8. In what month does Obama make his first official presidential trip to Moscow?
(a) July.
(b) June.
(c) May.
(d) April.

9. What is the vote in the House of Representatives on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act?
(a) 301-134.
(b) 218-217.
(c) 60-39.
(d) 237-192.

10. On which of the following dates does Obama report delivering his first major anti-terrorism speech?
(a) 22 May.
(b) 24 May.
(c) 23 May.
(d) 21 May.

11. How many Afghan review sessions does Obama note holding?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

12. The acronym IRGC carries which of the following meanings in the memoir?
(a) Israeli Revolutionary Guard Corps.
(b) Iraqi Revolutionary Guard Corps.
(c) Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.
(d) Indian Revolutionary Guard Corps.

13. In what does Obama note Merkel holds a PhD?
(a) German language and literature.
(b) Quantum chemistry.
(c) Electronic engineering.
(d) Economic theory.

14. Which of the following does Obama note meeting in Myanmar?
(a) Htin Kyaw.
(b) Soe Win.
(c) Thein Sein.
(d) Sanda Min.

15. By how many votes does the Affordable Care Act pass the House of Representatives?
(a) 7.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Obama note performing in Michelle’s American music series?

2. Which of the following serves as Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard?

3. At which of the following does Mubarak welcome Obama during his first noted visit as President?

4. On what day is the well at the bottom of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill capped?

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

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