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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: Average Is Over.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the authors, the best education is one that focuses on the three "C's." What is the third "C" discussed in Chapter 7: "Average Is Over"?
(a) Effective communication.
(b) Critical thinking.
(c) Athletic champions.
(d) Successful collaboration.

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

3. What was the DuPont Corporation originally founded to manufacture?
(a) Gunpowder.
(b) Stagecoaches.
(c) Dynamite.
(d) Opium.

4. 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) Neoprene.
(b) Kevlar.
(c) Vespel.
(d) Nylon.

5. According to the authors, there are six crucial elements to improving the country's educational system. What is the first?
(a) Politicians who support education.
(b) Better teachers and principals.
(c) Involved parents.
(d) Students who are ready to learn while sitting in the classroom.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was the DuPont Corporation founded?

3. According to the authors, the best education is one that focuses on the three "C's." What is the first "C" discussed in Chapter 7: "Average Is Over"?

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

5. What is a family of synthetic rubbers that are produced by polymerization of chloroprene?

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