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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 word means to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area?
(a) Demoralize.
(b) Disembody.
(c) Disintegrate.
(d) Decentralize.

2. What refers to a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occurring in the Arab world that began on December 18, 2010?
(a) Arab Freedom Movement.
(b) Arab Vengence.
(c) Arab Spring.
(d) Arab Awakening.

3. According to the authors, Americans have to recognize that when a company moves off-shore or outsources many of its functions, we are not only losing current jobs but also __________.
(a) Jobs of the future.
(b) Past wages.
(c) Market stagnation.
(d) Job apprehension.

4. According to the authors, there are three mindsets when thinking about being a creative creator or a creative server. What is the third?
(a) Think like an immigrant.
(b) Think like an artisan.
(c) Think like a teacher.
(d) Think like a waitress.

5. What refers to the process of thinking that questions assumptions?
(a) Presumptive thinking.
(b) Critical thinking.
(c) Mundane thinking.
(d) Assumptive thinking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the third major challenge that America faces?

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

3. According to the authors, by ending the Cold War, America opened the global door to how many more people who would be living like us and would be competing for our jobs?

4. Of the four major challenges that the authors mention in Chapter 2, what is the first challenge that America faces?

5. What does NATO stand for?

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