View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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) Euphemism.
(b) Simile.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Allegory.

3. 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 Farragut.
(b) USS Bainbridge.
(c) USS Arleigh Burke.
(d) USS Chung-Hoon.

4. To which of the following does Obama ascribe the remark that “You can’t save trees by ignoring people” (487)?
(a) His wife.
(b) His mother.
(c) His sister.
(d) His grandmother.

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

6. How many are reported dead in the Massey Energy Upper Big Branch Mine incident?
(a) 44.
(b) 39.
(c) 29.
(d) 34.

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

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

9. On what day is the well at the bottom of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill capped?
(a) 13 July.
(b) 12 July.
(c) 15 July.
(d) 14 July.

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

11. 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 Lassen.
(b) USS Halyburton.
(c) USS Mason.
(d) USS Truxtun.

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

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

14. Approximately how many people in Philadelphia does Obama note died to the Spanish flu?
(a) 14,000.
(b) 16,000.
(c) 18,000.
(d) 12,000.

15. To which of the following does Obama note traveling in the five days following his first G20 summit?
(a) Turin, Italy.
(b) Strasbourg, France.
(c) Barcelona, Spain.
(d) Vaduz, Liechtenstein.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far underwater is the Deepwater Horizon well drilled?

2. Which of the following does Obama note held a majority in Maliki’s Iraq?

3. On which of the following dates does Obama report delivering his first major anti-terrorism speech?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 394 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample