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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9: The War on Math (and the Future).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a generic designation for a family of synthetic polymers, known generically as polyamides, that were first produced on February 28, 1935, at the DuPont Experimental Station?
(a) Vespel.
(b) Kevlar.
(c) Neoprene.
(d) Nylon.

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

3. 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?
(a) The Internet and the World Wide Web.
(b) The personal computer.
(c) The Department of Homeland Security.
(d) The development of the languages of the Internet.

4. The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship first became popular with kids in high crime areas in New York because in addition to teaching them math and reading, it focused on how they could do what?
(a) Become astronauts.
(b) Play sports.
(c) Move away.
(d) Make money.

5. What word means to give (a person) the right to do or have something; qualify?
(a) Tolerate.
(b) Entitlement.
(c) Clemency.
(d) Abatement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a browser-based operating system created by Good OS LLC, a Los Angeles-based corporation?

2. In what year did the government end the international monetary system established in 1944 which had tied the dollar to the price of gold?

3. The Cold War came to an end in what year?

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. What type of education do the authors assert is superior to one with a narrow focus in Chapter 7: "Average Is Over"?

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