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

2. A team from what country won the second prize in the the 2011 Association for Computing Collegiate Programming contest?
(a) Sweden.
(b) China.
(c) U.S.A.
(d) Australia.

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

4. What word means to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area?
(a) Disembody.
(b) Disintegrate.
(c) Decentralize.
(d) Demoralize.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a device that can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link while moving around a wide geographic area?

2. Approximately when did the Cold War begin?

3. When was the "Long Telegram" produced?

4. When was Martin Dempsey born?

5. What is a browser-based operating system created by Good OS LLC, a Los Angeles-based corporation?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What United States policy was adopted regarding the Cold War in 1946?

3. What do the authors assert Americans need to do in order to keep up in today's job market?

4. What examples are given for America's decline in ambition?

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

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

7. What did General Martin Dempsey realize about America's soldiers in Chapter 5: "Help Wanted"?

8. What are the three "C's" described in Chapter 7: "Average Is Over"?

9. What are the four major challenges which face the U.S. as described in Chapter 2: "Ignoring Our Problems"?

10. How does the author describe Tianjin, China in Chapter 1: "If You See Something, Say Something"? Why did he travel there?

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