Barack Obama Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Which event belongs in a briefing about a major national-security operation conducted during Obama’s presidency?
The operation in Pakistan that killed Osama bin Laden
The signing of the Camp David Accords
The NATO intervention in Kosovo
The capture of Saddam Hussein in Iraq
2. A university archivist is cataloging materials from courses Obama taught at the University of Chicago Law School. Under which subject should they primarily be filed?
Maritime law
Corporate tax law
Patent law
Constitutional law
3. A museum exhibit focuses on the central historical milestone of Obama’s 2008 victory. Which caption is accurate?
The first African American elected president of the United States
The first Democrat to serve two presidential terms
The first president to participate in televised campaign debates
The first president elected from Illinois
4. A researcher is studying the Obama administration’s effort to expand access to health insurance through marketplaces, subsidies, and Medicaid expansion. Which law is central to that research?
Affordable Care Act
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act
No Child Left Behind Act
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
5. An archive lists Obama’s birth as August 4, 1961, in Hawaii, which had become a state in 1959. What follows most directly from these facts?
He was born before Hawaii joined the United States
He became a citizen only after moving to the continental United States
He needed congressional approval to become a citizen
He was born in a U.S. state and was a U.S. citizen at birth
6. Whom did Barack Obama defeat in the 2008 presidential election?
Mitt Romney
George W. Bush
John McCain
John Kerry
7. In which city and state was Barack Obama born?
Chicago, Illinois
Honolulu, Hawaii
Los Angeles, California
New York City, New York
8. A library display needs Obama’s 1995 memoir about his family background and search for identity. Which title belongs in the display?
Becoming
The Audacity of Hope
Dreams from My Father
A Promised Land
9. With which political party is Barack Obama affiliated?
Republican Party
Green Party
Libertarian Party
Democratic Party
10. Who served as vice president throughout Barack Obama’s two presidential terms?
John Kerry
Joe Biden
Hillary Clinton
Eric Holder
11. Which major international recognition did Barack Obama receive in 2009?
The Pulitzer Prize for Biography
The Nobel Peace Prize
The Congressional Gold Medal
The Presidential Medal of Freedom
12. Who was first lady of the United States during the Obama presidency?
Jill Biden
Laura Bush
Michelle Obama
Hillary Clinton
13. What numbered president of the United States was Barack Obama?
42nd
45th
44th
46th
14. A timeline shows the presidential transition before Obama took office and the transition after his second term. Which pair correctly identifies his predecessor and successor?
Bill Clinton and George W. Bush
George W. Bush and Donald Trump
George H. W. Bush and Joe Biden
Donald Trump and Joe Biden
15. Which sequence correctly orders three of Barack Obama’s elected offices from earliest to latest?
U.S. senator, Illinois state senator, U.S. president
Illinois state senator, U.S. president, U.S. senator
U.S. president, Illinois state senator, U.S. senator
Illinois state senator, U.S. senator, U.S. president
16. Which Republican nominee did Barack Obama defeat to win reelection in 2012?
Mitt Romney
John McCain
Bob Dole
John Kerry