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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. According to the authors, there are six crucial elements to improving the country's educational system. What is the sixth?
(a) Involved parents.
(b) Better teachers and principals.
(c) Business leaders committed to raising standards.
(d) Students who are ready to learn while sitting in the classroom.

2. When was Alexander Hamilton born?
(a) 1692.
(b) 1805.
(c) 1755.
(d) 1737.

3. Who insisted that his own gravestone be marked with the fact that he had founded the University of Virginia?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) Alexander Hamilton.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

4. 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?
(a) The Marshall Plan.
(b) The Denali Plan.
(c) The New Deal.
(d) Washington's Deal.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What governor of Philadelphia complained that America had gone soft when the NFL canceled some games because of a snowstorm?

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

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

5. What is the fourth pillar to prosperity?

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