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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10: The War of Physics and Other Good Things.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Iranian Revolution led to the conflict between the Sunni Muslims and what denomination of Islam?
(a) Shia Islam.
(b) Yazdânism.
(c) Quranists.
(d) Ahmadiyya.

2. According to the authors, Ronald Reagan was against deficits and raised taxes how many times during his eight years in office?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 16.
(d) 11.

3. Who insisted that the free market would establish the correct value of the world's currencies, according to the authors in Chapter 9: "The War on Math (and the Future)"?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(c) Milton Friedman.
(d) Lee Harvey Oswald.

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 artisan.
(b) Think like a teacher.
(c) Think like a waitress.
(d) Think like an immigrant.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Three Mile Island accident occur?

2. What word means to give (a person) the right to do or have something; qualify?

3. What percent of Tea Party Republicans say there is no evidence of global warming, according to the authors in Chapter 10: "The War of Physics and Other Good Things"?

4. When was Ronald Reagan born?

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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