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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 a generic designation for a family of synthetic polymers, known generically as polyamides, that were first produced on February 28, 1935, at the DuPont Experimental Station?
(a) Vespel.
(b) Nylon.
(c) Neoprene.
(d) Kevlar.

2. What refers to the increasingly global relationships of culture, people, and economic activity?
(a) Capitolism.
(b) Organization.
(c) Communism.
(d) Globalization.

3. What governor of Philadelphia complained that America had gone soft when the NFL canceled some games because of a snowstorm?
(a) George Kennan.
(b) Ed Rendell.
(c) Michael Mandelbaum.
(d) George Kaufman.

4. 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) Popular culture.
(c) Communism.
(d) Commercialism.

5. What is a browser-based operating system created by Good OS LLC, a Los Angeles-based corporation?
(a) Myspace.
(b) Geyser.
(c) Skype.
(d) Cloud.

Short Answer Questions

1. Three factors brought about the new, flat world of globalization, according to the authors in Chapter 4: "Up in the Air." Which factor was discussed first?

2. When was Martin Dempsey born?

3. What is the fifth pillar to prosperity?

4. How many of the top ten prizes were awarded to Russian teams in the the 2011 Association for Computing Collegiate Programming contest?

5. 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?

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