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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What social networking site did Mark Zuckerberg develop?
(a) Twitter.
(b) Facebook.
(c) Match.com.
(d) Myspace.

2. When was Arne Duncan born?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1955.

3. According to the authors, although nearly 70 percent of high school graduates enroll in college, what percentage of those students graduate?
(a) 35%.
(b) 85%.
(c) 60%.
(d) 75%.

4. What is a proprietary voice over Internet Protocol service and software application originally created by David Somekh and owned by Microsoft since 2011?
(a) Facebook.
(b) Skype.
(c) Twitter.
(d) Myspace.

5. Who is the co-author of the book along with Thomas L. Friedman?
(a) Michelle Bachmann.
(b) Ed Rendell.
(c) Michael Mandelbaum.
(d) George Kennan.

Short Answer Questions

1. A team from what country won the top prize in the the 2011 Association for Computing Collegiate Programming contest?

2. When was James Inhofe born?

3. Who tried to imagine what it would have been like if there had been a 24/7 cable news cycle when the Constitution was being written in Chapter 12: "Whatever It Is, I'm Against It"?

4. Secretary of the Treasury Paul O'Neill tried to warn who that the tax cuts the administration planned would pose a threat to the economy?

5. What state had been home to many of the largest defense contractors that have since been forced to close down, leaving millions unemployed?

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