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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. The comment, “I was like a young Walter Mitty; a Don Quixote with no Sancho Panza” (12) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Analogy.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Oxymoron.

2. How many days into his term in office does Obama sign his first bill into law?
(a) 9 days.
(b) 9 months.
(c) 9 hours.
(d) 9 weeks.

3. At which of the following schools does Obama note teaching after marrying Michelle?
(a) University of Chicago Law School.
(b) Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.
(c) Loyola College School of Law.
(d) John Marshall Law School.

4. Which of the following appellations does Obama give to the Presidential Limousine?
(a) The Beast.
(b) The Imperator.
(c) The Tank.
(d) The Safe.

5. What is the name of the head of Obama’s Secret Service detail head while he is on campaign?
(a) Red Black.
(b) Jim Walker.
(c) Bob Thompson.
(d) Jeff Gilbert.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following groups does Obama report having listened prior to his presidential campaign?

2. On which of the following towns’ names does Obama focus pronunciation efforts?

3. Which of the following caucuses comes next after the New Hampshire primary?

4. Which of the following does Obama report is the motto of his campaign staff in Iowa?

5. At which of the following firms does Obama note working after marrying Michelle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons does Obama report for reading constituent letters?

2. What advice does Obama note he would offer to his collegiate self, could he go back and give it?

3. What reservations regarding running for President does Obama cite prior to beginning his campaign?

4. Obama notes reprising the final section of Lincoln’s journey to Washington, DC, for his own inauguration—with one change. What is the change, and why was it made?

5. 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?

6. What does Obama cite as his early problem in his campaign for president?

7. What complications in Black attitudes toward his candidacy does Obama note?

8. What does Obama identify as the “biggest mistake of the campaign” (143)?

9. To what events does Obama ascribe his perception as a U.S. Senator that he needed to do more in office, and faster?

10. What is the overall tone of the first section in Chapter 10, describing the Oval Office, and how is it conveyed?

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