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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, according to the authors, is the driver of the new reality that is making changes at a furious rate, as described in Chapter 4: "Up in the Air"?
(a) Commercialism.
(b) Information technology.
(c) Popular culture.
(d) Communism.

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

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

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

5. Of the four major challenges that the authors mention in Chapter 2, what is the first challenge that America faces?
(a) How to manage rising energy consugemption and increasing climate threats.
(b) How to adjust to the IT revolution.
(c) How to adapt to globalization.
(d) How to cope with soaring budget deficits.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was the "Long Telegram" produced?

3. When was Alexander Hamilton born?

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

5. How much time did it take to erect the conference building which housed the World Economic Forum summer conference?

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