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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) 1857.
(b) 1802.
(c) 1785.
(d) 1833.

2. 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?
(a) Nationalism.
(b) Originalism.
(c) Atheism.
(d) Communism.

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

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

5. What is the fourth pillar to prosperity?
(a) Public education must be provided for more and more Americans.
(b) The doors to immigration must be kept open.
(c) Private economic activity must have necessary regulations.
(d) Basic research and development must be supported by the government.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to the former communist states of Eastern and Central Europe, generally the Soviet Union and the countries of the Warsaw Pact?

2. What is the second pillar to prosperity?

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

4. When did Tom Friedman travel to China for the World Economic Forum summer conference?

5. How much time did it take to erect the conference building which housed the World Economic Forum summer conference?

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