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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. Who saw to it that returning soldiers were given an advantage for serving the country with the institution of the GI Bill of Rights?
(a) Harry Truman.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) Richard Nixon.
(d) John F. Kennedy.

2. What does NATO stand for?
(a) North African Trade Organization.
(b) North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
(c) North Argentinian Treaty Organization.
(d) North American Trade Organization.

3. What was the second factor about the new, flat world of globalization discussed in Chapter 4?
(a) The development of the languages of the Internet.
(b) The Internet and the World Wide Web.
(c) The personal computer.
(d) The Department of Homeland Security.

4. 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?
(a) 2 billion.
(b) 375 million.
(c) 50 million.
(d) 950 million.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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 __________.

2. What position has Martin Dempsey held since October, 2011?

3. 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?

4. Approximately when did the Cold War begin?

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

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