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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which of the following novelists’ audiobooks does Obama report listening while an Illinois state senator?
(a) Toni Morrison.
(b) Audre Lorde.
(c) Octavia Butler.
(d) Zora Neale Hurston.

2. How long does Obama report anticipating composing his memoir will take?
(a) Half a year.
(b) One year.
(c) Five years.
(d) Two years.

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

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

5. Which of the following performs at an Obama campaign event in Indianapolis?
(a) John Legend.
(b) Ray Charles.
(c) Stevie Wonder.
(d) Prince.

6. Which of the following cities does Obama visit on his first official trip abroad as a U.S. Senator?
(a) Bob.
(b) Perm.
(c) Beehive.
(d) Pompadour.

7. Which of the following is Obama’s chief usher?
(a) Steve Rochon.
(b) Ray Rogers.
(c) Nate Emory.
(d) Quincy Jackson.

8. What does Obama note is his average margin of victory in the weeks after Super Tuesday?
(a) 44%.
(b) 36%.
(c) 48%.
(d) 40%.

9. How many contests take place on Super Tuesday, per Obama?
(a) 23.
(b) 21.
(c) 22.
(d) 24.

10. In what year does Obama note the Resolute desk was given to the White House?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1880.
(c) 1870.
(d) 1890.

11. Which of the following does Obama report is the motto of his campaign staff in Iowa?
(a) Fired up! Ready to go!
(b) Hope and change.
(c) Respect. Empower. Include.
(d) Yes we can!

12. Which of the following endorses Obama after the South Carolina primary?
(a) Caroline Kennedy.
(b) Steve Forbes.
(c) Caroline Forbes.
(d) Jacqueline Kennedy.

13. Which of the following does Obama select to become Treasury Secretary?
(a) Larry Summers.
(b) Hank Paulson.
(c) Cornel West.
(d) Tim Geithner.

14. By how many points does Obama win the North Carolina primary?
(a) 10.
(b) 22.
(c) 18.
(d) 14.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many jobs lost does the October report released just after Obama’s election to the Presidency note?

2. The comment, “Hope and change were a luxury, folks seemed to be telling us, exotic imports that would wilt in the heat” (127) offers an example of which of the following?

3. Whom does Obama note moderated the Democratic debate at Drake University?

4. In what year does Obama note cloture came into practice?

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

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