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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. On which of the following towns’ names does Obama focus pronunciation efforts?
(a) Lamoni.
(b) Ottumwa.
(c) Waterloo.
(d) Des Moines.

2. On what day does Obama note the Iowa caucus takes place?
(a) 24 January.
(b) 17 January.
(c) 10 January.
(d) 3 January.

3. Which of the following endorse Obama after the New Hampshire primary?
(a) Ted Kennedy.
(b) John Kerry.
(c) Mitt Romney.
(d) Bernie Sanders.

4. The acronym HARP carries which of the following meanings in the memoir?
(a) Home Affordable Refinance Program.
(b) Heroic Actors’ Residence, Poughkeepsie.
(c) Horn Association for Republican Progress.
(d) High Altitude Recovery Protocol.

5. How many pages does Obama report anticipating his memoir will take?
(a) 1,250.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 500.
(d) 750.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following people does Obama employ as his campaign’s national finance chair?

2. In which year does Obama note the first inaugural ball was held in Washington, DC?

3. Which of the following authors does Obama note reading while in high school?

4. The comment, “It was less a transformation than an amplification, her essential ‘Miche-ness’ burnished to a high shine” (221) offers an example of which of the following?

5. How many days into his term in office does Obama sign his first bill into law?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Obama dislike the question posed to Hillary Clinton about her likability?

4. To what political choices does Obama ascribe worsening income inequality as he moves into the general campaign from the primary?

5. Why is Super Tuesday referred to by that name?

6. What comment is reported that Billy Shaheen makes about Obama?

7. What is the dominant rhetorical approach Obama uses in presenting his choice for Treasury Secretary, and why is it the dominant approach?

8. What lesson does Obama report taking from the New Hampshire primary?

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 trust does Obama cite as integral to the modern social contract?

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