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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Which of the following is a name of Sasha’s basketball team?
(a) The Pythons.
(b) The Rattlers.
(c) The Vipers.
(d) The Cobras.

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

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

7. Where does Obama note stopping first after leaving Cairo?
(a) Paris.
(b) Dresden.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Normandy.

8. Which of the following does Obama appoint to lead the EPA?
(a) Horace Greedly.
(b) Steven Chu.
(c) Lisa Jackson.
(d) Carol Browner.

9. The acronym COIN carries which of the following meanings in the memoir?
(a) Counterinsurgency.
(b) Counterintelligence.
(c) Company ordinance, inter-agency necessity.
(d) Co-occurring incidental needs.

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

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

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

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

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

15. Which of the following does Obama note performing in Michelle’s American music series?
(a) Lead Belly.
(b) Ray Charles.
(c) Clifton Chenier.
(d) BB King.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following breeds was Bo?

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

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

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

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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