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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 was John F. Kennedy born?
(a) 1905.
(b) 1917.
(c) 1928.
(d) 1922.

2. When did the Iranian Revolution take place?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1954.

3. What is a 1979 American thriller film that tells the story of a reporter and cameraman who discover safety cover-ups at a nuclear power plant?
(a) China Rose.
(b) China Town.
(c) China Gate .
(d) The China Syndrome.

4. According to the authors, there are six crucial elements to improving the country's educational system. What is the third?
(a) Politicians who support education.
(b) Better teachers and principals.
(c) Business leaders committed to raising standards.
(d) Taxpayers willing to support education.

5. According to the authors, the Tea Party gained strength in what year when one of its leaders declared that he had no experience in politics but added, "Look where the experts got us"?
(a) 2010.
(b) 2003.
(c) 2005.
(d) 2008.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What refers to fervent, sometimes militant, support of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea?

3. 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?

4. What refers to the increasingly global relationships of culture, people, and economic activity?

5. According to the authors, there are three mindsets when thinking about being a creative creator or a creative server. What is the third?

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