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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. When did the Three Mile Island accident occur?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1985.

2. When was Ronald Reagan born?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1897.

3. What type of education do the authors assert is superior to one with a narrow focus in Chapter 7: "Average Is Over"?
(a) Mechanical eduation.
(b) Liberal arts education.
(c) Mathematical education.
(d) Business education.

4. When was Martin Dempsey born?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1966.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1952.

5. What does NATO stand for?
(a) North Argentinian Treaty Organization.
(b) North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
(c) North African Trade Organization.
(d) North American Trade Organization.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Approximately when did the Cold War begin?

4. The Cold War came to an end in what year?

5. When did the Iraq War begin?

(see the answer key)

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