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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. Which of the following does Obama note performing in Michelle’s American music series?
(a) BB King.
(b) Lead Belly.
(c) Clifton Chenier.
(d) Ray Charles.

2. The comment, “On the biggest of stages, on an issue that mattered and with the clock ticking, I’d pulled a rabbit out of a hat” (515) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Simile.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Euphemism.

3. How many people does Obama report Nidal Hasan kills?
(a) 15.
(b) 16.
(c) 13.
(d) 14.

4. How many are reported dead in the Massey Energy Upper Big Branch Mine incident?
(a) 29.
(b) 34.
(c) 39.
(d) 44.

5. What is the title of the Rolling Stone profile of McChrystal?
(a) “The Runaway General.”
(b) “The Republican Admiral."
(c) "The Renegade General.”
(d) “The Runaway Bride."

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following breeds was Bo?

2. Which of the following does Obama select as Secretary of Health and Human Services?

3. Which of the following does Obama appoint Agriculture Secretary?

4. Which of the following serves as Secretary of the Interior?

5. Which of the following does Obama appoint Labor Secretary?

Short Essay Questions

1. What justification does Obama note for the vitriol of the Tea Party?

2. What ideas does Obama note concerning war in preparing his Nobel acceptance speech?

3. What does Obama note are reasons he could expect some success in the midterm elections?

4. What “hard truths” does Obama note hoping to address in the “Muslim speech” (358-59)?

5. What does Obama describe as the “Michelle Effect” in the memoir?

6. What recurring dream does Obama note having during his second year in office?

7. What does Obama lament that Gates sees as “politics” that he sees as “democracy as it was supposed to work” (436-37)?

8. What does Obama note wanting to say about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill when asked about it in May 2010?

9. How does Obama explain the increasing number of regulatory agencies and delegation of authority to them by Congress?

10. What parts of the UN Charter does Obama note matched his mother’s viewpoint?

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