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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. By how wide a margin does Obama report winning the Iowa caucus?
(a) 7 points.
(b) 5 points.
(c) 8 points.
(d) 6 points.
2. On which of the following towns’ names does Obama focus pronunciation efforts?
(a) Lamoni.
(b) Des Moines.
(c) Waterloo.
(d) Ottumwa.
3. 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) Metaphor.
(c) Litotes.
(d) Oxymoron.
4. Which of the following appellations does Obama give to the Presidential Limousine?
(a) The Tank.
(b) The Safe.
(c) The Imperator.
(d) The Beast.
5. Which of the following U.S. Presidents does Obama credit with the development of the West Wing?
(a) Calvin Coolidge.
(b) Teddy Roosevelt.
(c) Woodrow Wilson.
(d) Franklin Roosevelt.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many pages does Obama report anticipating his memoir will take?
2. How tall does Obama report being?
3. Whom does Obama note moderated the Democratic debate at Drake University?
4. Michelle’s comment that “You have some magic beans, and you’re going to plant them, and overnight a huge beanstalk is going to grow high into the sky, and you’ll climb up the beanstalk, kill the giant who lives in the clouds, and then bring home a goose that lays golden eggs” (45) is an example of which of the following?
5. The comment, “I was like a young Walter Mitty; a Don Quixote with no Sancho Panza” (12) offers an example of which of the following?
Short Essay Questions
1. What shortcomings does Obama note in his collegiate self, based on his journaling?
2. What tactics does Obama note employing to try to attract voter attention to and interest in state politics?
3. What does Obama note the conditions of JV Martin Junior High School connote to him?
4. What comment is reported that Billy Shaheen makes about Obama?
5. What does Obama label as the “big sort” in politics?
6. What does Obama identify as the “biggest mistake of the campaign” (143)?
7. How does Obama note his campaign staff defines the term “gaffe”?
8. 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?
9. What does Obama cite as his early problem in his campaign for president?
10. 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?
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