That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Thomas Friedman
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 137 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Thomas Friedman
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 137 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does NATO stand for?

2. What is an online social networking service and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters?

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

4. 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?

5. What is the fourth major challenge that America faces?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

7. In Chapter 2, how do the authors describe the "Long Telegram"?

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

9. How long did it take Tianjin to build the conference building?

10. What is Friedman's conclusion regarding China's development?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Milton Friedman, President Nixon's Administration, and the history of deficit spending. What did Milton Friedman project would happen with a free market economy? How was the American economy affected by leaving the gold standard?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss General Martin Dempsey and changes in the American military in the past twenty years. How has technology evolved faster than education in this sense? What specializations exist in the military that did not twenty years ago?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the six crucial elements to improving education in America as discussed in Chapter 6. Do you agree that these are essential elements to quality education? Who would disagree? How are each of these elements defined, and how do we, as a nation, go about changing them?

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