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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 is Obama’s Commerce Secretary?
(a) Gary Locke.
(b) Hillary Clinton.
(c) Michael McFaul.
(d) Tim Geithner.

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

3. Which of the following does Obama note meeting at Normandy?
(a) Cory Remsburg.
(b) Marcus Luttrell.
(c) Chris Kyle.
(d) David Goggins.

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

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

6. Which of the following does Obama appoint climate czar?
(a) Lisa Jackson.
(b) Carol Browner.
(c) Horace Greedly.
(d) Steven Chu.

7. At which of the following does Mubarak welcome Obama during his first noted visit as President?
(a) Ras el Tin Palace.
(b) Abdeen Palace.
(c) Qubba Palace.
(d) Montaza Palace.

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

9. Which of the following is included among Bush’s “axis of evil”?
(a) Bahrain.
(b) Kuwait.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Yemen.

10. Which of the following nicknames does Obama note John Brennan receives?
(a) The Watcher.
(b) The Sentinel.
(c) The Guardian.
(d) The Custodian.

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

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

13. Which of the following does Obama find in his accommodations in Saudi Arabia when he first notes visiting as President?
(a) Sapphire and diamond jewelry.
(b) Ruby and diamond jewelry.
(c) Ruby and sapphire jewelry.
(d) Diamond and pearl jewelry.

14. To which of the following does Obama note traveling in the five days following his first G20 summit?
(a) Geneva, Switzerland.
(b) Ostrava, Czech Republic.
(c) Warsaw, Poland.
(d) Baden, Germany.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many pages does Obama report McChrystal’s assessment as being?

2. How many Senators vote to confirm Sonia Sotomayor as Supreme Court Justice?

3. 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?

4. The acronym NAFTA carries which of the following meanings in the memoir?

5. Tha acronym IAEA carries which of the following meanings in the memoir?

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