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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many of the top ten prizes were awarded to Russian teams in the the 2011 Association for Computing Collegiate Programming contest?
(a) 8.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 12.

4. According to the authors, there are three mindsets when thinking about being a creative creator or a creative server. What is the second?
(a) Think like an artisan.
(b) Think like a waitress.
(c) Think like a teacher.
(d) Think like an immigrant.

5. What is the second major challenge that America faces?
(a) How to manage rising energy consugemption and increasing climate threats.
(b) How to adapt to globalization.
(c) How to adjust to the IT revolution.
(d) How to cope with soaring budget deficits.

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

7. How much time did it take to erect the conference building which housed the World Economic Forum summer conference?
(a) 22 months.
(b) 8 months.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 3 years.

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

9. 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?
(a) The Internet and the World Wide Web.
(b) The development of the languages of the Internet.
(c) The personal computer.
(d) The Department of Homeland Security.

10. What is a generic designation for a family of synthetic polymers, known generically as polyamides, that were first produced on February 28, 1935, at the DuPont Experimental Station?
(a) Vespel.
(b) Kevlar.
(c) Neoprene.
(d) Nylon.

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

12. Who stabilized the country's economy by supporting legislation that saved capitalism and created social safety-nets like Social Security?
(a) George W. Bush.
(b) Bill Clinton.
(c) Jimmy Carter.
(d) Franklin D. Roosevelt.

13. In the context of United States constitutional interpretation, what is a principle of interpretation that tries to discover the original meaning or intent of the constitution?
(a) Nationalism.
(b) Originalism.
(c) Atheism.
(d) Communism.

14. According to the authors, there are three mindsets when thinking about being a creative creator or a creative server. What is the first?
(a) Think like a teacher.
(b) Think like an immigrant.
(c) Think like a waitress.
(d) Think like an artisan.

15. What refers to the former communist states of Eastern and Central Europe, generally the Soviet Union and the countries of the Warsaw Pact?
(a) The United States.
(b) The Eastern Bloc.
(c) NATO.
(d) The Middle East.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the fourth pillar to prosperity?

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. According to the authors, there are three mindsets when thinking about being a creative creator or a creative server. What is the third?

4. What new type of attorney do the authors assert law firms are adding, as discussed in Chapter 5: "Help Wanted"?

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

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