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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 does Obama note meeting at Normandy?
(a) Tammy Duckworth.
(b) Daniel Inouye.
(c) Bob Dole.
(d) John McCain.

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

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

4. How far underwater is the Deepwater Horizon well drilled?
(a) 18,293 feet.
(b) 4,130 feet.
(c) 22,672 feet.
(d) 35,055 feet.

5. Which of the following serves as Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard?
(a) Ken Salazar.
(b) Thad Allen.
(c) Mike Mullen.
(d) Janet Napolitano.

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

7. How many pages does Obama report McChrystal’s assessment as being?
(a) 66.
(b) 99.
(c) 88.
(d) 77.

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

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

10. What is the title of the Rolling Stone profile of McChrystal?
(a) "The Renegade General.”
(b) “The Runaway Bride."
(c) “The Runaway General.”
(d) “The Republican Admiral."

11. How many are reported dead in the Deepwater Horizon explosion?
(a) 13.
(b) 12.
(c) 14.
(d) 11.

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

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

14. Where does Obama note his first G20 summit takes place?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) Rome.
(d) Berlin.

15. Which of the following does Obama appoint Energy Secretary?
(a) Horace Greedly.
(b) Lisa Jackson.
(c) Carol Browner.
(d) Steven Chu.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following nations signed on to the Kyoto Protocol?

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

3. Which of the following does Obama appoint Labor Secretary?

4. Approximately how many jobs does Obama note are gained in the March 2010 jobs report?

5. To which of the following does Obama note traveling in the five days following his first G20 summit?

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