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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Yom Kippur War end?
(a) October 25, 1973.
(b) November 3, 1973.
(c) September 14, 1975.
(d) October 15, 1972.

2. When was John McCain born?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1936.

3. Barack Obama previously served as a United States Senator from what state?
(a) Washington.
(b) Illinois.
(c) California.
(d) Kentucky.

4. Nancy Pelosi has represented the 8th Congressional District of what state?
(a) New York.
(b) Arizona.
(c) California.
(d) Alaska.

5. Nancy Pelosi served as the 60th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2007 to ______.
(a) 2010.
(b) 2008.
(c) 2011.
(d) 2009.

6. Oil prices spiked to how much a barrel in 2008?
(a) $110.
(b) $149.
(c) $120.
(d) $200.

7. Who negotiated an Israel withdrawal from the Sinai peninsula as well as an end to the oil embargo by OPEC?
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) Henry Kissinger.
(c) Gerald Ford.
(d) James Edwards.

8. When was Barack Obama inaugurated as President of the United States?
(a) January 20, 2009.
(b) January, 1, 2009.
(c) November 15, 2008.
(d) September 20, 2008.

9. In 1991, Goldman-Sachs bought up a commodities trading company called ________.
(a) Chase Bank.
(b) J. Aron.
(c) Wachovia.
(d) Solomon Edwards.

10. In international relations, what refers to a re-establishment of cordial relations, as between two countries?
(a) Rapprochement.
(b) Encroachment.
(c) Breach of Contract.
(d) Reinactment.

11. According to Chapter 4, Goldman-Sachs was the dominant index cornering about how much of the speculation market?
(a) Two-thirds.
(b) One-half.
(c) One-third.
(d) Three-fourths.

12. When was Barack Obama named the Nobel Peace Prize laureate?
(a) November, 2009.
(b) October, 2009.
(c) September, 2009.
(d) October, 2008.

13. In December 2008, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley announced that he had leased out the city's parking meters for how long?
(a) 25 years.
(b) 30 years.
(c) 50 years.
(d) 75 years.

14. In what year did President Nixon decide to rearm the Israelis, angering the oil-producing Arab states?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1945.

15. Where was Henry Kissinger born?
(a) Israel.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kissinger served as National Security Advisor and Secretary of State under which President?

2. What political party is Nancy Pelosi a member of?

3. What refers to politics or diplomacy based primarily on power and on practical and material factors and considerations, rather than ideological notions or moralistic or ethical premises?

4. A new investment vehicle called index speculation was comprised of two main indices which were the Goldman-Sachs Commodity Index and ____________.

5. What is a requirement for a proposal to gain a specified level or type of support which exceeds a simple majority (over 50%)?

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