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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12: Whatever It Is, I'm Against It.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What refers to changes to the United States tax code passed during the presidency of George W. Bush that generally lowered tax rates and revised the code specifying taxation in the United States?
(a) Republican tax revision.
(b) Cheney's tax vision.
(c) The great tax holiday.
(d) Bush tax cuts.

4. What is a device that can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link while moving around a wide geographic area?
(a) GPS.
(b) Personal computer.
(c) Cell phone.
(d) Microwave.

5. According to the authors, the major goal of the modern Democratic Party is to preserve the social networks created during whose administration?
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) Harry Truman.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Google was founded by Larry Page and what other individual?

2. What news agency do the authors criticize for having its own agenda in Chapter 12: "Whatever It Is, I'm Against It"?

3. What refers to the current rise in the average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans and its projected continuation?

4. What is a proprietary voice over Internet Protocol service and software application originally created by David Somekh and owned by Microsoft since 2011?

5. Who tried to imagine what it would have been like if there had been a 24/7 cable news cycle when the Constitution was being written in Chapter 12: "Whatever It Is, I'm Against It"?

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