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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. What was the large-scale American program to aid Europe where the United States gave monetary support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II in order to combat the spread of Soviet communism?
(a) Washington's Deal.
(b) The Marshall Plan.
(c) The New Deal.
(d) The Denali Plan.

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

3. What is a browser-based operating system created by Good OS LLC, a Los Angeles-based corporation?
(a) Myspace.
(b) Geyser.
(c) Skype.
(d) Cloud.

4. What refers to the process of thinking that questions assumptions?
(a) Assumptive thinking.
(b) Mundane thinking.
(c) Presumptive thinking.
(d) Critical thinking.

5. Google was founded by Larry Page and what other individual?
(a) Mark Zuckerberg.
(b) Sergey Brin.
(c) Al Gore.
(d) Bill Gates.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Facebook founded by?

2. Steve Jobs was co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of what company?

3. When was Steve Jobs born?

4. 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"?

5. According to the authors, it is through what that ideas are spawned and the spark of innovation is discovered, as described in Chapter 7: "Average Is Over"?

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