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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. 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.

2. What was the third factor discussed about the new, flat world of globalization?
(a) The development of the languages of the Internet.
(b) The Internet and the World Wide Web.
(c) The personal computer.
(d) The Department of Homeland Security.

3. What does "IT" stand for?
(a) Internet technology.
(b) Isotope table.
(c) Imaginative truth.
(d) Isometric technology.

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

5. According to the authors, it is through what that ideas are spawned and the spark of innovation is discovered, as described in Chapter 7: "Average Is Over"?
(a) Play.
(b) Accidents.
(c) Work.
(d) Patience.

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. What type of education do the authors assert is superior to one with a narrow focus in Chapter 7: "Average Is Over"?

3. What was the large-scale American program to aid Europe where the United States gave monetary support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II in order to combat the spread of Soviet communism?

4. According to the authors, what is the first cause for the decline of America?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What do the authors write about Abraham Lincoln's advancements?

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

5. What were the results of the 2011 Association for Computing Collegiate Programming contest, according to the authors in Chapter 6: "Homework x 2 = The American Dream"?

6. What do the authors assert regarding outsourcing?

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

8. What are employers looking for in workers today according to the authors in Chapter 5: "Help Wanted"?

9. What must be improved in American schools for students to succeed in the global market?

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

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