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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Six: In the Barrel.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Obama appoint Energy Secretary?
(a) Lisa Jackson.
(b) Horace Greedly.
(c) Steven Chu.
(d) Carol Browner.

2. How many counties does Obama report Iowa has?
(a) 99.
(b) 254.
(c) 3.
(d) 100.

3. Which of the following characters does Obama note is depicted at the Iowa caucus?
(a) Neo from The Matrix.
(b) Gurney Halleck from Dune.
(c) Darth Vader from Star Wars.
(d) Gandalf from Lord of the Rings.

4. The comment, “The presidency is like a new car. It starts depreciating the minute you drive it off the lot” (233) is an example of which of the following?
(a) Allegory.
(b) Simile.
(c) Euphemism.
(d) Hyperbole.

5. 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?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Litotes.
(d) Metaphor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the Super Tuesday contests does Obama report winning?

2. The comment, “The initial response from my number one recruit for the job [of Chief of Staff] was less than enthusiastic” (209) is an example of which of the following?

3. How many Senators vote to ratify Obama’s nuclear arms reduction treaty?

4. Which of the following authors does Obama note reading while in college?

5. By how many points does Obama win the North Carolina primary?

(see the answer key)

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