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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: Up in the Air.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the second factor about the new, flat world of globalization discussed in Chapter 4?
(a) The Department of Homeland Security.
(b) The development of the languages of the Internet.
(c) The personal computer.
(d) The Internet and the World Wide Web.

2. How much time did it take to erect the conference building which housed the World Economic Forum summer conference?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 8 months.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 22 months.

3. What does NATO stand for?
(a) North African Trade Organization.
(b) North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
(c) North American Trade Organization.
(d) North Argentinian Treaty Organization.

4. Who was Facebook founded by?
(a) Al Gore.
(b) Sergey Brin.
(c) Mark Zuckerberg.
(d) Bill Gates.

5. According to the authors in Chapter 3: "Ignoring Our History," there are five pillars to prosperity that if ignored will be at America's peril. What is the first pillar?
(a) Our infrastructure must be continually maintained and modernized.
(b) The doors to immigration must be kept open.
(c) Private economic activity must have necessary regulations.
(d) Public education must be provided for more and more Americans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the third factor discussed about the new, flat world of globalization?

2. Who stabilized the country's economy by supporting legislation that saved capitalism and created social safety-nets like Social Security?

3. 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?

4. What is a device that can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link while moving around a wide geographic area?

5. What refers to a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occurring in the Arab world that began on December 18, 2010?

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