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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. A team from what country won the top prize in the the 2011 Association for Computing Collegiate Programming contest?
(a) Canada.
(b) China.
(c) Bolivia.
(d) Iceland.

2. What is the third cause, according to the authors, for America's decline?
(a) Leaders have stopped recognizing what America needs to thrive in today's world.
(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) We have stopped investing in our future.

3. According to the authors, Americans have to recognize that when a company moves off-shore or outsources many of its functions, we are not only losing current jobs but also __________.
(a) Past wages.
(b) Market stagnation.
(c) Jobs of the future.
(d) Job apprehension.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the authors, what is the first cause for the decline of America?

2. What is a device that can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link while moving around a wide geographic area?

3. 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?

4. The Tea Party movement is a political movement that is generally recognized as conservative and ________.

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

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