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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: Ignoring Our History.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The world-class high-speed train in China traveled how many miles per hour?
(a) 88.
(b) 105.
(c) 72.
(d) 167.

2. What is the third pillar to prosperity?
(a) The doors to immigration must be kept open.
(b) Public education must be provided for more and more Americans.
(c) Our infrastructure must be continually maintained and modernized.
(d) Private economic activity must have necessary regulations.

3. The Tea Party movement is a political movement that is generally recognized as conservative and ________.
(a) Libertarian.
(b) Athiest.
(c) Republican.
(d) Democratic.

4. When was Alexander Hamilton born?
(a) 1692.
(b) 1755.
(c) 1737.
(d) 1805.

5. What is the third cause, according to the authors, for America's decline?
(a) We have stopped investing in our future.
(b) Some of the most important matters that are suffering from neglect are education, deficits and dept and climate change.
(c) Leaders have stopped recognizing what America needs to thrive in today's world.
(d) Our political system is paralyzed and ineffective.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to an altruistic concern for human welfare and advancement, usually manifested by donations of money, property, or work to needy persons?

2. 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?

3. What is the fourth pillar to prosperity?

4. How many years before Friedman arrived was a three-hour car ride from Beijing the only way to get to the over-populated city where Tom Friedman attended the World Economic Forum summer conference?

5. Who is the co-author of the book along with Thomas L. Friedman?

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