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

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

3. How much of the vote in his primary election for the U.S. Senate does Obama report receiving?
(a) 58%.
(b) 63%.
(c) 68%.
(d) 53%.

4. Which of the following caucuses comes next after the New Hampshire primary?
(a) Nevada.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Arizona.
(d) Utah.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Obama report paying for the first home he and Michelle buy together?

2. How large is the “butter bust” of Obama’s head created by Norma Lyon?

3. In which of the following years does Obama note graduating college?

4. Where does Obama note Toot was born?

5. Which of the following accompanies Obama to Afghanistan and Iraq when he travels there during his campaign?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Obama note his campaign staff defines the term “gaffe”?

2. To what political choices does Obama ascribe worsening income inequality as he moves into the general campaign from the primary?

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

4. What does Obama note the conditions of JV Martin Junior High School connote to him?

5. What debate-day rituals does Obama note performing?

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

7. To what events does Obama ascribe his perception as a U.S. Senator that he needed to do more in office, and faster?

8. What is the first bill Obama signs into law, and what does it do?

9. Why is Super Tuesday referred to by that name?

10. What does Obama note doing in the first month after leaving office?

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