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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. Who saw to it that returning soldiers were given an advantage for serving the country with the institution of the GI Bill of Rights?
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) John F. Kennedy.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Harry Truman.

2. What was the DuPont Corporation originally founded to manufacture?
(a) Opium.
(b) Dynamite.
(c) Stagecoaches.
(d) Gunpowder.

3. When was Ronald Reagan born?
(a) 1924.
(b) 1897.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1938.

4. According to the authors, there are six crucial elements to improving the country's educational system. What is the third?
(a) Politicians who support education.
(b) Business leaders committed to raising standards.
(c) Better teachers and principals.
(d) Taxpayers willing to support education.

5. When was the "Long Telegram" produced?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1946
(c) 1917.
(d) 1939.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much time did it take to erect the conference building which housed the World Economic Forum summer conference?

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

3. When did Ronald Reagan's presidency begin?

4. In what year did the National Academy of Sciences issue its first warning about global warming?

5. What refers to the current rise in the average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans and its projected continuation?

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