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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. Paul O'Neill was fired in what year for his public disagreement with the administration?
(a) 2002.
(b) 2006.
(c) 2000.
(d) 2005.

2. According to the authors, although nearly 70 percent of high school graduates enroll in college, what percentage of those students graduate?
(a) 75%.
(b) 85%.
(c) 35%.
(d) 60%.

3. When did the War in Afghanistan begin?
(a) 2004.
(b) 2001.
(c) 2002.
(d) 2005.

4. What percent of Tea Party Republicans say there is no evidence of global warming, according to the authors in Chapter 10: "The War of Physics and Other Good Things"?
(a) 51.
(b) 33.
(c) 70.
(d) 24.

5. It was the conclusion of the American Society of Civil Engineers in what year that our infrastructure is poorly maintained, unable to meet current and future demands and is unsafe?
(a) 2005.
(b) 2002.
(c) 2009.
(d) 1998.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sarah Palin was the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in what year?

2. What is a term describing philosophies which emphasize freedom, individual liberty, voluntary association and respect of property rights?

3. What is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, whether secular or religious (of any religion)?

4. Michelle Bachmann dropped out of the bid for U.S. Presidency during the 2012 campaign after coming in sixth in what caucus?

5. By 2016, the gross national debt is estimated to be how much, according to the authors in Chapter 9: "The War on Math (and the Future)"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the authors predict will happen in America if changes aren't made in regard to climate change deficit reduction?

2. What examples do the authors make of Wendy Kopp and Robert Stevenson?

3. What do the authors assert about America's challenge with climate change in Chapter 8: "This Is Our Due"?

4. What did Arne Duncan relate about American education?

5. What do the authors maintain to be reasons for hope for America in Chapter 14: "They Just Didn't Get the Word"?

6. What do the authors say regarding America's borrowing power?

7. What is the role of lobbyists in American Politics? How are they described in Chapter 12?

8. How did the Republican Party change in the 1960s?

9. How do the authors describe the beginning of the twenty-first century?

10. What led to the housing bubble in America, according to the authors in Chapter 11: "The Terrible Twos"?

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