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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Scott Brown earn his law degree?
(a) Columbia School of Law.
(b) Boston College Law School.
(c) Yale University School of Law.
(d) Harvard Law School.

2. Where was Barack Obama born?
(a) Chicago, Illinois.
(b) Bern, Switzerland.
(c) Honolulu, Hawaii.
(d) New York, New York.

3. When was Barack Obama born?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1967.

4. When was Nancy Pelosi born?
(a) 1958.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1948.

5. In 2008, what 24-year-old of San Bernardino, CA, quit school because she suddenly couldn't afford the gas that it took for the daily trip?
(a) Sam Serenda.
(b) Robert Lukens.
(c) Priscilla Carillo.
(d) Leroy Marcus.

6. The Prudent Man Rule is based on common law stemming from what Massachusetts court decision?
(a) Yale College v. Harvard University.
(b) Anderson and Smith v. Amory.
(c) Amory v. Harvard College.
(d) Harvard College v. Amory.

7. According to the author, the correlation between decreasing taxes and rising prices from ________ should not go unnoticed.
(a) The rise of Socialism.
(b) The commodities bubble.
(c) The services bubble.
(d) The derivatives market.

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

9. What occupation did Barack Obama have before earning his law degree?
(a) High school teacher.
(b) Civic engineer.
(c) Community organizer.
(d) College professor.

10. Kissinger served as National Security Advisor and Secretary of State under which President?
(a) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(b) Richard Nixon.
(c) George W. Bush.
(d) Bill Clinton.

11. When was the Uniform Prudent Investor Act enacted?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1947.

12. During the Yom Kippur War, Syria and Egypt attacked territories Israel had captured in what war?
(a) The Seven-Day War.
(b) The Syrian War.
(c) World War II.
(d) The Six-Day War.

13. In Chapter 5, the author was astonished to learn that all the parking meters in what city were on the block for sale?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Sacramento.
(c) New York.
(d) Chicago.

14. In what year was Congress warned in testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee about a new world economic order?
(a) 2004.
(b) 2010.
(c) 2009.
(d) 2008.

15. When did John McCain marry Carol Shepp?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1948.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what state was Scott Brown elected Senator?

2. When was Barack Obama named the Nobel Peace Prize laureate?

3. According to the author, state taxes were at a five-year low when oil prices surged to how much a barrel?

4. Where was Henry Kissinger born?

5. 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?

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