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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.