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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 acronym NAFTA carries which of the following meanings in the memoir?
(a) North American Free Trade Agreement.
(b) National Assembly for the Autistic.
(c) National Association of Free Thinkers, Assembled.
(d) Never agree for the advantage.

2. How many Senators vote to ratify Obama’s nuclear arms reduction treaty?
(a) 60.
(b) 71.
(c) 67.
(d) 26.

3. Which of the following does Obama note meeting at Normandy?
(a) David Goggins.
(b) Cory Remsburg.
(c) Chris Kyle.
(d) Marcus Luttrell.

4. What is the vote in the House of Representatives on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act?
(a) 237-192.
(b) 301-134.
(c) 218-217.
(d) 60-39.

5. The acronym HVD carries which of the following meanings in the memoir?
(a) High-value deal.
(b) Hurricane victim detailer.
(c) Humvee dealer.
(d) High-value detainee.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people does Obama report Nidal Hasan kills?

2. Which of the following does Obama note meeting in Japan?

3. 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?

4. Approximately how many people in Philadelphia does Obama note died to the Spanish flu?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What justification does Obama offer for sightseeing on foreign diplomatic visits?

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

3. What does Obama cite as his impetus to finally quit smoking?

4. What reasons does Obama give for pressing strongly on nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament?

5. What reasons does Obama give for opposing repealing DADT via executive order?

6. What does Obama note are the effects of the Spanish flu on the world?

7. What reasons does Obama give for approving of some of his predecessor’s counterterrorism initiatives?

8. When presented with notes about gender discrimination within his White House, what steps does Obama take to address the matter?

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

10. Why, per Elie Wiesel, did the inmates at Auschwitz teach their children math, poetry, and history?

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