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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12: Whatever It Is, I'm Against It.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Paul O'Neill served as the 72nd United States Secretary of the Treasury for part of what U.S. President's first term?
(a) Ronald Reagan's.
(b) George W. Bush's.
(c) Bill Clinton's.
(d) Barack Obama's.

2. According to the authors, Americans have to recognize that when a company moves off-shore or outsources many of its functions, we are not only losing current jobs but also __________.
(a) Market stagnation.
(b) Past wages.
(c) Jobs of the future.
(d) Job apprehension.

3. What governor of Philadelphia complained that America had gone soft when the NFL canceled some games because of a snowstorm?
(a) Michael Mandelbaum.
(b) George Kaufman.
(c) George Kennan.
(d) Ed Rendell.

4. When was Steve Jobs born?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1955.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. According to the authors, there are six crucial elements to improving the country's educational system. What is the first?

3. What is a family of synthetic rubbers that are produced by polymerization of chloroprene?

4. What refers to fervent, sometimes militant, support of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea?

5. Three factors brought about the new, flat world of globalization, according to the authors in Chapter 4: "Up in the Air." Which factor was discussed first?

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