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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following vessels does Obama note is dispatched to address piracy near Somalia in the days following his first G20 summit?
(a) USS Bainbridge.
(b) USS Farragut.
(c) USS Arleigh Burke.
(d) USS Chung-Hoon.

3. The comment, “Your political enemies, smelling blood in the water, go after you harder” (519) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Euphemism.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Hyperbole.

4. The acronym BRICS carries what meaning in the memoir?
(a) Belligerents, Rogues, Investigators, Charlatans, Scammers.
(b) Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa.
(c) Business Regulation and Industrial Circumscription Syndicate.
(d) Basic Random Interference in Critical Systems.

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

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

7. Which of the following serves as Secretary of the Interior?
(a) Thad Allen.
(b) Mike Mullen.
(c) Ken Salazar.
(d) Janet Napolitano.

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

9. What is the vote in the Senate on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act?
(a) 60-39.
(b) 63-37.
(c) 237-192.
(d) 51-49.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The acronym ASEAN carries which of the following meanings in the memoir?

3. Which of the following does Obama find in his accommodations in Saudi Arabia when he first notes visiting as President?

4. Which of the following is included among Bush’s “axis of evil”?

5. What is the vote in the House of Representatives on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act?

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