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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which of the following does Obama meet while in India in his second year in office?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi.
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru.
(c) Manmohan Singh.
(d) Khan Noonien Singh.

2. The comment, “On the biggest of stages, on an issue that mattered and with the clock ticking, I’d pulled a rabbit out of a hat” (515) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Euphemism.
(d) Allegory.

3. How many Senators vote to confirm Sonia Sotomayor as Supreme Court Justice?
(a) 79.
(b) 68.
(c) 51.
(d) 62.

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

5. How many countries does Obama note participate in the UN?
(a) 193.
(b) 254.
(c) 195.
(d) 222.

6. Which of the following is included among Bush’s “axis of evil”?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Iran.
(c) Afghanistan.
(d) Pakistan.

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

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

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

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

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

12. How many Senators vote to ratify Obama’s nuclear arms reduction treaty?
(a) 60.
(b) 26.
(c) 67.
(d) 71.

13. Which of the following does Obama note performing in Michelle’s American music series?
(a) Cardi B.
(b) Selena Quintanilla.
(c) Ariana Grande.
(d) Jennifer Lopez.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Obama note meeting at Normandy?

2. Which of the following performs at Obama’s Nobel ceremony?

3. The acronym COIN carries which of the following meanings in the memoir?

4. Which of the following vessels does Obama note is dispatched to address piracy near Somalia in the days following his first G20 summit?

5. On which day does the Underwear Bomber attempt an attack?

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