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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. How high does Obama note the unemployment rate reaches during his term in office?
(a) 9%.
(b) 8%.
(c) 10%.
(d) 7%.
2. In what year does Obama note Toot was born?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1924.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1923.
3. Which of the following does Obama select to lead the Domestic Policy Council?
(a) Jared Bernstein.
(b) Peter Orszag.
(c) Christina Romer.
(d) Melody Barnes.
4. On which of the following towns’ names does Obama focus pronunciation efforts?
(a) Lamoni.
(b) Des Moines.
(c) Waterloo.
(d) Ottumwa.
5. In which of the following years does Obama note graduating college?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1984.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following U.S. Presidents does Obama credit with the development of the West Wing?
2. How many jobs lost does the October report released just after Obama’s election to the Presidency note?
3. How many pages does Obama report anticipating his memoir will take?
4. What does Obama note is his average margin of victory in the weeks after Super Tuesday?
5. On which day does Super Tuesday fall during Obama’s primary campaign?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Obama label as the “big sort” in politics?
2. What are the three components of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act economic stimulus that Obama articulates?
3. What comment is reported that Billy Shaheen makes about Obama?
4. What does Obama identify as “the one big tactical error of our campaign” (139)?
5. 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?
6. What tactics does Obama note employing to try to attract voter attention to and interest in state politics?
7. How does Obama define “too big to fail” companies within the context of the 2008 financial crisis (181)?
8. What is the dominant rhetorical approach Obama uses in presenting his choice for Treasury Secretary, and why is it the dominant approach?
9. Why does Obama note unease at being “the new ‘in’ thing” (196)?
10. What justifications does Obama provide for asking Robert Gates to stay on as Defense Secretary?
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