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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 grandmother.
(c) His sister.
(d) His mother.

4. Which of the following does Obama note held a majority in Maliki’s Iraq?
(a) Kurds.
(b) Yazidis.
(c) Sunnis.
(d) Shiites.

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

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

7. The acronym HVD carries which of the following meanings in the memoir?
(a) High-value deal.
(b) Hurricane victim detailer.
(c) High-value detainee.
(d) Humvee dealer.

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

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

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

11. 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) Euphemism.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Simile.

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

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

14. The acronym NAFTA carries which of the following meanings in the memoir?
(a) National Association of Free Thinkers, Assembled.
(b) North American Free Trade Agreement.
(c) National Assembly for the Autistic.
(d) Never agree for the advantage.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Obama note meeting at Normandy?

2. The comment, “Your political enemies, smelling blood in the water, go after you harder” (519) offers an example of which of the following?

3. Where does Obama note stopping first after leaving Cairo?

4. What is the vote in the Senate on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act?

5. On what day does Obama receive word that he has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?

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