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

2. 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?
(a) Neoprene.
(b) Vespel.
(c) Nylon.
(d) Kevlar.

3. Where was Tom Friedman at an education conference when a junior high student told him that the Chinese people have more ambition than Americans?
(a) Boise, ID.
(b) Phoenix, AZ.
(c) San Jose, CA.
(d) Portland, OR.

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

5. When was Martin Dempsey born?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1952.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. What, according to the authors, is the driver of the new reality that is making changes at a furious rate, as described in Chapter 4: "Up in the Air"?

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