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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: Up in the Air.

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) Michael Mandelbaum.
(b) George Kaufman.
(c) George Kennan.
(d) Ed Rendell.

2. Where in China did Tom Friedman attend the World Economic Forum summer conference?
(a) Beijing.
(b) Tianjin.
(c) Wuhan.
(d) Shanghai.

3. Who is the co-author of the book along with Thomas L. Friedman?
(a) George Kennan.
(b) Michael Mandelbaum.
(c) Ed Rendell.
(d) Michelle Bachmann.

4. What is the fifth pillar to prosperity?
(a) Public education must be provided for more and more Americans.
(b) Private economic activity must have necessary regulations.
(c) The doors to immigration must be kept open.
(d) Our infrastructure must be continually maintained and modernized.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately when did the Cold War begin?

2. What is a proprietary voice over Internet Protocol service and software application originally created by David Somekh and owned by Microsoft since 2011?

3. What is a device that can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link while moving around a wide geographic area?

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

5. What is the third pillar to prosperity?

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