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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9: The War on Math (and the Future).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Martin Dempsey born?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1966.

2. According to the authors, Americans have to recognize that when a company moves off-shore or outsources many of its functions, we are not only losing current jobs but also __________.
(a) Jobs of the future.
(b) Market stagnation.
(c) Past wages.
(d) Job apprehension.

3. According to the authors, the best education is one that focuses on the three "C's." What is the first "C" discussed in Chapter 7: "Average Is Over"?
(a) Successful collaboration.
(b) Critical thinking.
(c) Effective communication.
(d) Athletic champions.

4. According to the authors, there are three mindsets when thinking about being a creative creator or a creative server. What is the third?
(a) Think like an immigrant.
(b) Think like a waitress.
(c) Think like an artisan.
(d) Think like a teacher.

5. Who wrote a cable that became known as the "Long Telegram"?
(a) Ed Rendell.
(b) Richard Nixon.
(c) George Kennan.
(d) Michael Mandelbaum.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to fervent, sometimes militant, support of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea?

2. What U.S. President scrapped the monetary system so that the U.S. would not have to go through a recession due to the funding for the war in Vietnam?

3. What is a family of synthetic rubbers that are produced by polymerization of chloroprene?

4. According to the authors, the best education is one that focuses on the three "C's." What is the third "C" discussed in Chapter 7: "Average Is Over"?

5. Three factors brought about the new, flat world of globalization, according to the authors in Chapter 4: "Up in the Air." Which factor was discussed first?

(see the answer key)

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