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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 first?
(a) Think like an artisan.
(b) Think like a teacher.
(c) Think like an immigrant.
(d) Think like a waitress.

2. What, according to the authors, is the driver of the new reality that is making changes at a furious rate, as described in Chapter 4: "Up in the Air"?
(a) Communism.
(b) Commercialism.
(c) Information technology.
(d) Popular culture.

3. What is an online social networking service and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters?
(a) Myspace.
(b) Twitter.
(c) Friendster.
(d) Facebook.

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

5. What was the second factor about the new, flat world of globalization discussed in Chapter 4?
(a) The personal computer.
(b) The development of the languages of the Internet.
(c) The Internet and the World Wide Web.
(d) The Department of Homeland Security.

Short Answer Questions

1. Steve Jobs was co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of what company?

2. According to the authors, there are three mindsets when thinking about being a creative creator or a creative server. What is the third?

3. The world-class high-speed train in China traveled how many miles per hour?

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?

5. What is the second major challenge that America faces?

(see the answer key)

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