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

2. In which of the following years does Obama note graduating college?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1982.

3. Which of the following rallies on Obama’s behalf in Iowa?
(a) Angela Bassett.
(b) Vanessa Williams.
(c) Whoopi Goldberg.
(d) Oprah Winfrey.

4. Which of the following authors does Obama note reading while in college?
(a) Fanon.
(b) Jeanson.
(c) Chaulet.
(d) Camus.

5. In which of the following hotels does Obama note staying while campaigning for the presidency?
(a) Staybridge Suites.
(b) Hilton Majestic.
(c) Days Inn.
(d) Hampton Inn.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. In which of the following years does Obama note marrying Michelle?

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

5. Which of the following does Obama select to head the Office of Management and Budget?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the three components of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act economic stimulus that Obama articulates?

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

3. How does Obama describe “politics in Springfield” (33) while he is a state senator?

4. What tactics does Obama note employing to try to attract voter attention to and interest in state politics?

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

6. What is the primary rhetorical approach Obama uses to persuade David Axelrod to support his attempt to win a U.S. Senate seat, and why is it the primary one?

7. What reasons does Obama give that those who knew him as a teenager would have doubted he would seek political office?

8. What complications in Black attitudes toward his candidacy does Obama note?

9. What two things does Obama note led to his ascendancy in the Iowa campaign?

10. What is the primary rhetorical approach Obama uses to persuade Michelle to support his first attempt to win political office, and why is it the primary one?

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