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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, there are three mindsets when thinking about being a creative creator or a creative server. What is the third?
(a) Think like a teacher.
(b) Think like an artisan.
(c) Think like a waitress.
(d) Think like an immigrant.

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

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

4. According to the authors, there are six crucial elements to improving the country's educational system. What is the second?
(a) Involved parents.
(b) Taxpayers willing to support education.
(c) Better teachers and principals.
(d) Politicians who support education.

5. Where was Tom Friedman at an education conference when a junior high student told him that the Chinese people have more ambition than Americans?
(a) Boise, ID.
(b) Phoenix, AZ.
(c) Portland, OR.
(d) San Jose, CA.

Short Answer Questions

1. A team from what country won the second prize in the the 2011 Association for Computing Collegiate Programming contest?

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

3. What is a proprietary voice over Internet Protocol service and software application originally created by David Somekh and owned by Microsoft since 2011?

4. Who insisted that his own gravestone be marked with the fact that he had founded the University of Virginia?

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

(see the answer key)

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