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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13: Devaluation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sarah Palin was the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in what year?
(a) 1996.
(b) 2008.
(c) 2000.
(d) 2004.

2. According to the authors, the best education is one that focuses on the three "C's." What is the second "C" discussed in Chapter 7: "Average Is Over"?
(a) Athletic champions.
(b) Effective communication.
(c) Critical thinking.
(d) Successful collaboration.

3. 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) John F. Kennedy.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) Richard Nixon.
(d) Harry Truman.

4. When was James Inhofe born?
(a) 1934.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1928.

5. When did the Iraq War begin?
(a) 2007.
(b) 2000.
(c) 2003.
(d) 2005.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Pew Center, state governments collectively face what unfunded amount in liability according to the authors in Chapter 9: "The War on Math (and the Future)"?

2. What refers to a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occurring in the Arab world that began on December 18, 2010?

3. Where in China did Tom Friedman attend the World Economic Forum summer conference?

4. According to the authors, there are six crucial elements to improving the country's educational system. What is the third?

5. When did the War in Afghanistan begin?

(see the answer key)

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