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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. By how wide a margin does Obama lose his race against Bobby Rush?
(a) 30 points.
(b) 50 points.
(c) 5 points.
(d) 3 points.
2. Which of the following words does Obama note is a gaffe in Ames?
(a) Killed.
(b) Expended.
(c) Spent.
(d) Wasted.
3. Which of the following does Obama select to become Treasury Secretary?
(a) Tim Geithner.
(b) Hank Paulson.
(c) Larry Summers.
(d) Cornel West.
4. How many doors does Obama note the Oval Office has?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.
5. The acronym HARP carries which of the following meanings in the memoir?
(a) Horn Association for Republican Progress.
(b) Heroic Actors’ Residence, Poughkeepsie.
(c) Home Affordable Refinance Program.
(d) High Altitude Recovery Protocol.
Short Answer Questions
1. By how wide a margin does Obama report winning the Iowa caucus?
2. By how many points does Obama lose the Pennsylvania primary?
3. Which of the following preaches a service for the Obamas on the morning of Inauguration Day?
4. How many jobs lost does the October report released just after Obama’s election to the Presidency note?
5. Which of the following authors does Obama note reading while in college?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Obama define “too big to fail” companies within the context of the 2008 financial crisis (181)?
2. What are the three components of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act economic stimulus that Obama articulates?
3. What is the primary rhetorical approach Obama uses to persuade Michelle to support his first attempt to win political office, and why is it the primary one?
4. What is the primary rhetorical approach Obama uses to persuade David Axelrod to support his attempt to win a U.S. Senate seat, and why is it the primary one?
5. What is the dominant rhetorical approach Obama uses in presenting his choice for Treasury Secretary, and why is it the dominant approach?
6. What is the overall tone of the first section in Chapter 10, describing the Oval Office, and how is it conveyed?
7. What does Obama identify as the “biggest mistake of the campaign” (143)?
8. What comment is reported that Billy Shaheen makes about Obama?
9. Why does Obama note unease at being “the new ‘in’ thing” (196)?
10. What reservations regarding running for President does Obama cite prior to beginning his campaign?
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