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

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) Originalism.
(c) Atheism.
(d) Communism.

3. When was Alexander Hamilton born?
(a) 1755.
(b) 1737.
(c) 1692.
(d) 1805.

4. Where was Tom Friedman at an education conference when a junior high student told him that the Chinese people have more ambition than Americans?
(a) Phoenix, AZ.
(b) Boise, ID.
(c) San Jose, CA.
(d) Portland, OR.

5. What is the third cause, according to the authors, for America's decline?
(a) Leaders have stopped recognizing what America needs to thrive in today's world.
(b) Our political system is paralyzed and ineffective.
(c) We have stopped investing in our future.
(d) Some of the most important matters that are suffering from neglect are education, deficits and dept and climate change.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is the co-author of the book along with Thomas L. Friedman?

4. What is the third pillar to prosperity?

5. How many years before Friedman arrived was a three-hour car ride from Beijing the only way to get to the over-populated city where Tom Friedman attended the World Economic Forum summer conference?

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