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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many Senators vote to ratify Obama’s nuclear arms reduction treaty?
2. Which of the following vessels does Obama note is dispatched to address piracy near Somalia in the days following his first G20 summit?
3. Which of the following vessels does Obama note is dispatched to address piracy near Somalia in the days following his first G20 summit?
4. Tha acronym IAEA carries which of the following meanings in the memoir?
5. The acronym IRGC carries which of the following meanings in the memoir?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Obama note wanting to say about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill when asked about it in May 2010?
2. What does Obama lament that Gates sees as “politics” that he sees as “democracy as it was supposed to work” (436-37)?
3. When presented with notes about gender discrimination within his White House, what steps does Obama take to address the matter?
4. What does Obama cite as his impetus to finally quit smoking?
5. What parts of the UN Charter does Obama note matched his mother’s viewpoint?
6. What does Obama note are reasons he could expect some success in the midterm elections?
7. What effects does Obama note the stresses of his second year in office have on his senior staffers?
8. What justification does Obama note for the vitriol of the Tea Party?
9. What ideas does Obama note concerning war in preparing his Nobel acceptance speech?
10. What does Obama describe as the “Michelle Effect” in the memoir?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is to be made of Obama’s frequent reports of consulting with the women in his life, particularly Michelle? What in the text suggests as much? How does it do so?
Essay Topic 2
The memoir makes note of many, many names, mostly people who work for Obama in his offices and on his campaigns. What purpose might bringing up so many people serve? Does the memoir fulfill that purpose? How or how not?
Essay Topic 3
In the memoir, Obama frequently compares himself to Lincoln. What function does the comparison serve in the memoir? How does it serve it?
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