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

2. Where in China did Tom Friedman attend the World Economic Forum summer conference?
(a) Wuhan.
(b) Beijing.
(c) Tianjin.
(d) Shanghai.

3. What word means to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area?
(a) Disembody.
(b) Disintegrate.
(c) Decentralize.
(d) Demoralize.

4. What is the fourth pillar to prosperity?
(a) Basic research and development must be supported by the government.
(b) The doors to immigration must be kept open.
(c) Public education must be provided for more and more Americans.
(d) Private economic activity must have necessary regulations.

5. Who stabilized the country's economy by supporting legislation that saved capitalism and created social safety-nets like Social Security?
(a) George W. Bush.
(b) Jimmy Carter.
(c) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(d) Bill Clinton.

Short Answer 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?

2. What is the fourth major challenge that America faces?

3. What was the third factor discussed about the new, flat world of globalization?

4. 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?

5. What is the second pillar to prosperity?

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