That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back Quiz Questions | Quiz: Chapter 9: The War on Math (and the Future) to Chapter 12: Whatever It Is, I'm Against It

Quiz: Chapter 9: The War on Math (and the Future) to Chapter 12: Whatever It Is, I'm Against It

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. What news agency do the authors criticize for having its own agenda in Chapter 12: "Whatever It Is, I'm Against It"?
a) ABC News.
b) CNN.
c) Fox News.
d) MSNBC.

2. Who served as the 46th Vice President of the United States under George W. Bush?
a) Harry Truman.
b) Al Gore.
c) Lyndon B. Johnson.
d) Dick Cheney.

3. In what year did the National Academy of Sciences issue its first warning about global warming?
a) 1988.
b) 1992.
c) 1979.
d) 1985.

4. It was the conclusion of the American Society of Civil Engineers in what year that...
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