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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 report winning the Iowa caucus?
(a) 6 points.
(b) 8 points.
(c) 7 points.
(d) 5 points.
2. How many of the Super Tuesday contests does Obama report winning?
(a) 14.
(b) 12.
(c) 13.
(d) 15.
3. In which of the following cities does Obama note announcing his presidential candidacy?
(a) Peoria.
(b) Springfield.
(c) Carbondale.
(d) Chicago.
4. To which of the following novelists’ audiobooks does Obama report listening while an Illinois state senator?
(a) Robert Ludlum.
(b) John le Carré.
(c) JRR Tolkien.
(d) Ian Fleming.
5. Which of the following does Obama select to lead the Domestic Policy Council?
(a) Melody Barnes.
(b) Peter Orszag.
(c) Christina Romer.
(d) Jared Bernstein.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many days pass between the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire primary?
2. The acronym EEOB carries which of the following meanings in the memoir?
3. The phrase “Renegade to Secondary Hold” (249) offer an example of which of the following?
4. In which of the following years does Obama note making his first attempt at winning political office?
5. In what year does Obama note the Resolute desk was given to the White House?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Obama describe “politics in Springfield” (33) while he is a state senator?
2. What is the overall tone of the first section in Chapter 10, describing the Oval Office, and how is it conveyed?
3. Why does Obama note unease at being “the new ‘in’ thing” (196)?
4. What complications in Black attitudes toward his candidacy does Obama note?
5. How does Obama define the role of the body man?
6. What trust does Obama cite as integral to the modern social contract?
7. What debate-day rituals does Obama note performing?
8. What are the three components of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act economic stimulus that Obama articulates?
9. How does Obama define “too big to fail” companies within the context of the 2008 financial crisis (181)?
10. To what factor does Obama ascribe his good working relationship with Harry Reid early in his term as a U.S. Senator?
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