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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Contraception accounts for what percentage of Planned Parenthood Federation of America's total services?
(a) 35%.
(b) 70%.
(c) 60%.
(d) 45%.

3. What political party is James Inhofe a member of?
(a) Republican.
(b) Tea Party.
(c) Green.
(d) Democratic.

4. What refers to fervent, sometimes militant, support of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea?
(a) Dictatorship.
(b) Terrorism.
(c) Democracy.
(d) Partisan politics.

5. When did Ronald Reagan implement his free-market economics?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1986.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the DuPont Corporation originally founded to manufacture?

2. According to the authors, the best education is one that focuses on the three "C's." What is the third "C" discussed in Chapter 7: "Average Is Over"?

3. 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"?

4. According to the authors, what is the first cause for the decline of America?

5. What position does Arne Duncan currently hold?

(see the answer key)

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