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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 was Paul O'Neill born?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1951.

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

3. 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) Jobs of the future.
(d) Market stagnation.

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

5. Secretary of the Treasury Paul O'Neill tried to warn who that the tax cuts the administration planned would pose a threat to the economy?
(a) Dick Cheney.
(b) Milton Friedman.
(c) George W. Bush.
(d) Lindsay Graham.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What new type of attorney do the authors assert law firms are adding, as discussed in Chapter 5: "Help Wanted"?

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

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

5. The Iranian Revolution led to the conflict between the Sunni Muslims and what denomination of Islam?

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