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

2. The Cold War came to an end in what year?
(a) 2001.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1985.

3. Who saw to it that returning soldiers were given an advantage for serving the country with the institution of the GI Bill of Rights?
(a) Harry Truman.
(b) Richard Nixon.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) John F. Kennedy.

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

5. According to the authors, what is the first cause for the decline of America?
(a) Leaders have stopped recognizing what America needs to thrive in today's world.
(b) Our political system is paralyzed and ineffective.
(c) We have stopped investing in our future.
(d) Some of the most important matters that are suffering from neglect are education, deficits and dept and climate change.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the second factor about the new, flat world of globalization discussed in Chapter 4?

3. What is the third pillar to prosperity?

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?

5. Where in China did Tom Friedman attend the World Economic Forum summer conference?

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