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

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

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

4. What is a proprietary voice over Internet Protocol service and software application originally created by David Somekh and owned by Microsoft since 2011?
(a) Skype.
(b) Facebook.
(c) Twitter.
(d) Myspace.

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

Short Answer 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?

2. Of the four major challenges that the authors mention in Chapter 2, what is the first challenge that America faces?

3. How many years before Friedman arrived was a three-hour car ride from Beijing the only way to get to the over-populated city where Tom Friedman attended the World Economic Forum summer conference?

4. What refers to the increasingly global relationships of culture, people, and economic activity?

5. What is an online social networking service and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters?

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