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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 is the fourth pillar to prosperity?
(a) The doors to immigration must be kept open.
(b) Private economic activity must have necessary regulations.
(c) Public education must be provided for more and more Americans.
(d) Basic research and development must be supported by the government.

2. According to the authors in Chapter 3: "Ignoring Our History," there are five pillars to prosperity that if ignored will be at America's peril. What is the first pillar?
(a) The doors to immigration must be kept open.
(b) Private economic activity must have necessary regulations.
(c) Our infrastructure must be continually maintained and modernized.
(d) Public education must be provided for more and more Americans.

3. 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) Phoenix, AZ.
(c) Boise, ID.
(d) San Jose, CA.

4. 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 Marshall Plan.
(b) The New Deal.
(c) The Denali Plan.
(d) Washington's Deal.

5. Who wrote a cable that became known as the "Long Telegram"?
(a) George Kennan.
(b) Ed Rendell.
(c) Michael Mandelbaum.
(d) Richard Nixon.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Alexander Hamilton born?

2. What is the second major challenge that America faces?

3. 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?

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 is the second pillar to prosperity?

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