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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. When was the DuPont Corporation founded?
(a) 1833.
(b) 1857.
(c) 1785.
(d) 1802.

2. Where in China did Tom Friedman attend the World Economic Forum summer conference?
(a) Wuhan.
(b) Beijing.
(c) Shanghai.
(d) Tianjin.

3. What is the second major challenge that America faces?
(a) How to adjust to the IT revolution.
(b) How to cope with soaring budget deficits.
(c) How to adapt to globalization.
(d) How to manage rising energy consugemption and increasing climate threats.

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

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

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. 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?

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

4. What is a family of synthetic rubbers that are produced by polymerization of chloroprene?

5. What is the third pillar to prosperity?

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