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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 does "IT" stand for?
(a) Isotope table.
(b) Imaginative truth.
(c) Internet technology.
(d) Isometric technology.

2. When was the DuPont Corporation founded?
(a) 1857.
(b) 1833.
(c) 1785.
(d) 1802.

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) Jobs of the future.
(b) Past wages.
(c) Market stagnation.
(d) Job apprehension.

4. What position has Martin Dempsey held since October, 2011?
(a) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
(b) Vice President.
(c) Head of Pentagon Security.
(d) Speaker of the House.

5. When did Tom Friedman travel to China for the World Economic Forum summer conference?
(a) September, 2010.
(b) August 2011.
(c) June, 2009.
(d) July, 2008.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was Martin Dempsey born?

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. What was the DuPont Corporation originally founded to manufacture?

5. What does NATO stand for?

(see the answer key)

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