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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a browser-based operating system created by Good OS LLC, a Los Angeles-based corporation?
(a) Cloud.
(b) Geyser.
(c) Myspace.
(d) Skype.

2. According to the authors, there are six crucial elements to improving the country's educational system. What is the fourth?
(a) Involved parents.
(b) Taxpayers willing to support education.
(c) Politicians who support education.
(d) Business leaders committed to raising standards.

3. What refers to the increasingly global relationships of culture, people, and economic activity?
(a) Globalization.
(b) Communism.
(c) Capitolism.
(d) Organization.

4. How many school districts are there in America?
(a) 59,000.
(b) 23,000.
(c) 8,500.
(d) 14,000.

5. According to the authors, by ending the Cold War, America opened the global door to how many more people who would be living like us and would be competing for our jobs?
(a) 375 million.
(b) 950 million.
(c) 2 billion.
(d) 50 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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 __________.

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

3. What was the DuPont Corporation originally founded to manufacture?

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 three mindsets when thinking about being a creative creator or a creative server. What is the third?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the authors assert the CEO of DuPont seeks in employees?

2. What are the five pillars of prosperity described by the authors in Chapter 3?

3. What criticisms do the authors assert for the Tea Party movement in Chapter 3: "Ignoring Our History"?

4. What do the authors assert Americans must do in order to compete?

5. What are the three factors brought about by the new flat world of globalization?

6. What are ways in which the successful achieve success?

7. What are the six crucial elements to improving America's educational system?

8. What do the authors write about the communication technology of social networking?

9. What do the authors assert about America's leaders of the past?

10. Why do the authors assert that "Average is over" in Chapter 7: "Average Is Over"?

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