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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. What governor of Philadelphia complained that America had gone soft when the NFL canceled some games because of a snowstorm?
(a) Ed Rendell.
(b) George Kaufman.
(c) Michael Mandelbaum.
(d) George Kennan.

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

3. What was the large-scale American program to aid Europe where the United States gave monetary support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II in order to combat the spread of Soviet communism?
(a) The Denali Plan.
(b) The Marshall Plan.
(c) Washington's Deal.
(d) The New Deal.

4. What does NATO stand for?
(a) North African Trade Organization.
(b) North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
(c) North Argentinian Treaty Organization.
(d) North American Trade Organization.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the authors, by ending the Cold War, America opened the global door to how many more people who would be living like us and would be competing for our jobs?

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?

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

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

5. What is the second pillar to prosperity?

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