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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. Of the four major challenges that the authors mention in Chapter 2, what is the first challenge that America faces?
(a) How to adjust to the IT revolution.
(b) How to adapt to globalization.
(c) How to manage rising energy consugemption and increasing climate threats.
(d) How to cope with soaring budget deficits.

2. What is a browser-based operating system created by Good OS LLC, a Los Angeles-based corporation?
(a) Myspace.
(b) Geyser.
(c) Cloud.
(d) Skype.

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

4. What is a proprietary voice over Internet Protocol service and software application originally created by David Somekh and owned by Microsoft since 2011?
(a) Myspace.
(b) Twitter.
(c) Skype.
(d) Facebook.

5. 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) Personal computer.
(c) Cell phone.
(d) GPS.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the context of United States constitutional interpretation, what is a principle of interpretation that tries to discover the original meaning or intent of the constitution?

2. The CEO of DuPont looks for employees who have ___________, according to Chapter 5.

3. What is the third cause, according to the authors, for America's decline?

4. What governor of Philadelphia complained that America had gone soft when the NFL canceled some games because of a snowstorm?

5. What refers to the process of thinking that questions assumptions?

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