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

2. According to the authors in Chapter 3: "Ignoring Our History," there are five pillars to prosperity that if ignored will be at America's peril. What is the first pillar?
(a) Our infrastructure must be continually maintained and modernized.
(b) Private economic activity must have necessary regulations.
(c) The doors to immigration must be kept open.
(d) Public education must be provided for more and more Americans.

3. What refers to an altruistic concern for human welfare and advancement, usually manifested by donations of money, property, or work to needy persons?
(a) Disanthropy.
(b) Philanthropy.
(c) Charity.
(d) Obscurity.

4. 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"?
(a) Commercialism.
(b) Communism.
(c) Popular culture.
(d) Information technology.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Cold War came to an end in what year?

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. When was Alexander Hamilton born?

4. What is an online social networking service and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters?

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

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