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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. According to the author, what train in his Maryland hometown had been under construction for almost a year for modernization?
(a) Electrorail.
(b) Cosmorail.
(c) Metrorail.
(d) Urbanrail.

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

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

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) Portland, OR.
(b) Boise, ID.
(c) San Jose, CA.
(d) Phoenix, AZ.

5. The world-class high-speed train in China traveled how many miles per hour?
(a) 88.
(b) 167.
(c) 105.
(d) 72.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the fourth major challenge that America faces?

2. What is the second pillar to prosperity?

3. What does NATO stand for?

4. What refers to the former communist states of Eastern and Central Europe, generally the Soviet Union and the countries of the Warsaw Pact?

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

(see the answer key)

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