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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: Help Wanted.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What refers to an altruistic concern for human welfare and advancement, usually manifested by donations of money, property, or work to needy persons?
(a) Charity.
(b) Disanthropy.
(c) Obscurity.
(d) Philanthropy.

2. Who is the co-author of the book along with Thomas L. Friedman?
(a) Ed Rendell.
(b) Michael Mandelbaum.
(c) George Kennan.
(d) Michelle Bachmann.

3. What refers to the former communist states of Eastern and Central Europe, generally the Soviet Union and the countries of the Warsaw Pact?
(a) The Eastern Bloc.
(b) The Middle East.
(c) NATO.
(d) The United States.

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

5. What position has Martin Dempsey held since October, 2011?
(a) Vice President.
(b) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
(c) Head of Pentagon Security.
(d) Speaker of the House.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the DuPont Corporation founded?

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

3. Who stabilized the country's economy by supporting legislation that saved capitalism and created social safety-nets like Social Security?

4. The Tea Party movement is a political movement that is generally recognized as conservative and ________.

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

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