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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: Ignoring Our History.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Tom Friedman travel to China for the World Economic Forum summer conference?
(a) August 2011.
(b) September, 2010.
(c) June, 2009.
(d) July, 2008.

2. 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?
(a) Nationalism.
(b) Communism.
(c) Atheism.
(d) Originalism.

3. What is the second major challenge that America faces?
(a) How to adjust to the IT revolution.
(b) How to manage rising energy consugemption and increasing climate threats.
(c) How to cope with soaring budget deficits.
(d) How to adapt to globalization.

4. Who stabilized the country's economy by supporting legislation that saved capitalism and created social safety-nets like Social Security?
(a) George W. Bush.
(b) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(c) Bill Clinton.
(d) Jimmy Carter.

5. Approximately when did the Cold War begin?
(a) 1934.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1922.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Tea Party movement has sponsored protests and supported political candidates since what year?

3. Who insisted that his own gravestone be marked with the fact that he had founded the University of Virginia?

4. Who saw to it that returning soldiers were given an advantage for serving the country with the institution of the GI Bill of Rights?

5. What does NATO stand for?

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