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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 does Obama find in his accommodations in Saudi Arabia when he first notes visiting as President?
(a) Sapphire and diamond jewelry.
(b) Diamond and pearl jewelry.
(c) Ruby and diamond jewelry.
(d) Ruby and sapphire jewelry.

2. What is the title of the Rolling Stone profile of McChrystal?
(a) “The Republican Admiral."
(b) “The Runaway General.”
(c) "The Renegade General.”
(d) “The Runaway Bride."

3. On what day does Obama receive word that he has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?
(a) 9 October 2010.
(b) 10 September 2009.
(c) 9 October 2009.
(d) 11 September 2011.

4. Which of the following does Obama appoint Education Secretary?
(a) Arne Duncan.
(b) Hilda Solis.
(c) Jim Jones.
(d) Tom Vilsack.

5. At which of the following does Mubarak welcome Obama during his first noted visit as President?
(a) Ras el Tin Palace.
(b) Abdeen Palace.
(c) Qubba Palace.
(d) Montaza Palace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Obama appoint Agriculture Secretary?

2. Which of the following does Obama note held a majority in Maliki’s Iraq?

3. How many are reported dead in the Massey Energy Upper Big Branch Mine incident?

4. Which of the following does Obama note is grown in Michelle’s White House garden?

5. Which of the following does Obama appoint Labor Secretary?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons does Obama give for pressing strongly on nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament?

2. What recurring dream does Obama note having during his second year in office?

3. What “hard truths” does Obama note hoping to address in the “Muslim speech” (358-59)?

4. Why, per Elie Wiesel, did the inmates at Auschwitz teach their children math, poetry, and history?

5. What does Obama note as providing the objectivity judicial review one needs to have to be reliable?

6. To what does the “cap-and-trade” system of greenhouse gas reduction refer?

7. What does Obama lament that Gates sees as “politics” that he sees as “democracy as it was supposed to work” (436-37)?

8. What reasons does Obama give for opposing repealing DADT via executive order?

9. How does Obama explain the increasing number of regulatory agencies and delegation of authority to them by Congress?

10. What parts of the UN Charter does Obama note matched his mother’s viewpoint?

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