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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 refers to the increasingly global relationships of culture, people, and economic activity?
(a) Organization.
(b) Globalization.
(c) Communism.
(d) Capitolism.

2. According to the authors, the best education is one that focuses on the three "C's." What is the second "C" discussed in Chapter 7: "Average Is Over"?
(a) Athletic champions.
(b) Successful collaboration.
(c) Effective communication.
(d) Critical thinking.

3. Who was Facebook founded by?
(a) Al Gore.
(b) Bill Gates.
(c) Sergey Brin.
(d) Mark Zuckerberg.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the authors, it is through what that ideas are spawned and the spark of innovation is discovered, as described in Chapter 7: "Average Is Over"?

3. What, according to the authors, is the driver of the new reality that is making changes at a furious rate, as described in Chapter 4: "Up in the Air"?

4. Who wrote a cable that became known as the "Long Telegram"?

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

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