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

2. The Tea Party movement is a political movement that is generally recognized as conservative and ________.
(a) Republican.
(b) Democratic.
(c) Athiest.
(d) Libertarian.

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

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?
(a) Portland, OR.
(b) Boise, ID.
(c) Phoenix, AZ.
(d) San Jose, CA.

5. Who was Facebook founded by?
(a) Sergey Brin.
(b) Al Gore.
(c) Bill Gates.
(d) Mark Zuckerberg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the third factor discussed about the new, flat world of globalization?

2. When was Alexander Hamilton born?

3. What refers to an altruistic concern for human welfare and advancement, usually manifested by donations of money, property, or work to needy persons?

4. The Tea Party movement has sponsored protests and supported political candidates since what year?

5. The Cold War came to an end in what year?

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