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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. What is the third pillar to prosperity?
(a) Private economic activity must have necessary regulations.
(b) Our infrastructure must be continually maintained and modernized.
(c) Public education must be provided for more and more Americans.
(d) The doors to immigration must be kept open.

2. The Tea Party movement is a political movement that is generally recognized as conservative and ________.
(a) Republican.
(b) Democratic.
(c) Libertarian.
(d) Athiest.

3. According to the authors, there are six crucial elements to improving the country's educational system. What is the fifth?
(a) Taxpayers willing to support education.
(b) Students who are ready to learn while sitting in the classroom.
(c) Politicians who support education.
(d) Business leaders committed to raising standards.

4. When was the DuPont Corporation founded?
(a) 1857.
(b) 1785.
(c) 1802.
(d) 1833.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where in China did Tom Friedman attend the World Economic Forum summer conference?

2. Who saw to it that returning soldiers were given an advantage for serving the country with the institution of the GI Bill of Rights?

3. What type of education do the authors assert is superior to one with a narrow focus in Chapter 7: "Average Is Over"?

4. How many of the top ten prizes were awarded to Russian teams in the the 2011 Association for Computing Collegiate Programming contest?

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"?

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