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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: Homework x 2 = The American Dream.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is a family of synthetic rubbers that are produced by polymerization of chloroprene?
(a) Nylon.
(b) Kevlar.
(c) Vespel.
(d) Neoprene.

4. What refers to a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occurring in the Arab world that began on December 18, 2010?
(a) Arab Spring.
(b) Arab Awakening.
(c) Arab Freedom Movement.
(d) Arab Vengence.

5. 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) Information technology.
(b) Communism.
(c) Commercialism.
(d) Popular culture.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the authors in Chapter 3: "Ignoring Our History," there are five pillars to prosperity that if ignored will be at America's peril. What is the first pillar?

2. A team from what country won the second prize in the the 2011 Association for Computing Collegiate Programming contest?

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

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

5. According to the authors, there are six crucial elements to improving the country's educational system. What is the third?

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