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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. Who insisted that his own gravestone be marked with the fact that he had founded the University of Virginia?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Alexander Hamilton.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

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

3. Approximately when did the Cold War begin?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1934.

4. The Tea Party movement has sponsored protests and supported political candidates since what year?
(a) 2007.
(b) 2002.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1997.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The world-class high-speed train in China traveled how many miles per hour?

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

3. The Tea Party movement is a political movement that is generally recognized as conservative and ________.

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

5. According to the author, what train in his Maryland hometown had been under construction for almost a year for modernization?

(see the answer key)

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