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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10: The War of Physics and Other Good Things.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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"?
(a) Effective communication.
(b) Athletic champions.
(c) Critical thinking.
(d) Successful collaboration.

2. Who stabilized the country's economy by supporting legislation that saved capitalism and created social safety-nets like Social Security?
(a) Jimmy Carter.
(b) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(c) George W. Bush.
(d) Bill Clinton.

3. Where in China did Tom Friedman attend the World Economic Forum summer conference?
(a) Beijing.
(b) Wuhan.
(c) Tianjin.
(d) Shanghai.

4. When did the Iranian Revolution take place?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1954.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the fifth pillar to prosperity?

3. When did Tom Friedman travel to China for the World Economic Forum summer conference?

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

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

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