Exercise - 135
Question: 1 Bill Clinton, whose father ....... a few months before he was born, wanted to be President from a very early age.
Correct Answer : 1 [passed away]
Notes: Bill Clinton, whose father passed away a few months before he was born, wanted to be President from a very early age.
Question: 2 Clinton defied his critics by surviving an ....... of personal scandals.
Correct Answer : 2 [array]
Notes: Clinton defied his critics by surviving an array of personal scandals.
Question: 3 Clinton ....... himself as a "New Democrat" and has frequently been referred to as the "Comeback Kid."
Correct Answer : 3 [fashioned]
Notes: Clinton fashioned himself as a "New Democrat" and has frequently been referred to as the "Comeback Kid."
Question: 4 In 1978, at the age of thirty-two, Bill Clinton became the youngest governor in the ....... and in Arkansas history.
Correct Answer : 4 [nation]
Notes: In 1978, at the age of thirty-two, Bill Clinton became the youngest governor in the nation and in Arkansas history.
Question: 5 As President-elect, Clinton vowed to focus on economic issues like a "laser beam," working especially to overcome the ....... growth of the American economy.
Correct Answer : 5 [sluggish]
Notes: As President-elect, Clinton vowed to focus on economic issues like a "laser beam," working especially to overcome the sluggish growth of the American economy.
Question: 6 Clinton suffered two major ....... during his administration.
Correct Answer : 6 [setbacks]
Notes: Clinton suffered two major setbacks during his administration.
Question: 7 Clinton's partner in his political ....... and marriage, Hillary Rodham Clinton, emerged as a key player in his administration.
Correct Answer : 7 [career]
Notes: Clinton's partner in his political career and marriage, Hillary Rodham Clinton, emerged as a key player in his administration.
Question: 8 Future history books may well begin by noting that Bill Clinton was the second President to have been ....... by the U.S. House of Representatives.
Correct Answer : 8 [impeached]
Notes: Future history books may well begin by noting that Bill Clinton was the second President to have been impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives.
Question: 9 Clinton had a significant influence on the ....... of the Democratic Party.
Correct Answer : 9 [direction]
Notes: Clinton had a significant influence on the direction of the Democratic Party.
Question: 10 Clinton succeeded in brokering peace negotiations in Northern Ireland between ....... Catholics and Protestants.
Correct Answer : 10 [warring]
Notes: Clinton succeeded in brokering peace negotiations in Northern Ireland between warring Catholics and Protestants.