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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. What is the trademark of a range of durable, high-performance, polyimide-based plastics manufactured by DuPont?
(a) Kevlar.
(b) Vespel.
(c) Neoprene.
(d) Nylon.

2. When was the "Long Telegram" produced?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1946
(c) 1917.
(d) 1932.

3. What is the second major challenge that America faces?
(a) How to adjust to the IT revolution.
(b) How to adapt to globalization.
(c) How to cope with soaring budget deficits.
(d) How to manage rising energy consugemption and increasing climate threats.

4. What is a 1979 American thriller film that tells the story of a reporter and cameraman who discover safety cover-ups at a nuclear power plant?
(a) China Rose.
(b) China Gate .
(c) The China Syndrome.
(d) China Town.

5. In what year did the National Academy of Sciences issue its first warning about global warming?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1992.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the third factor discussed about the new, flat world of globalization?

2. What does "IT" stand for?

3. Google was founded by Larry Page and what other individual?

4. According to the Pew Center, state governments collectively face what unfunded amount in liability according to the authors in Chapter 9: "The War on Math (and the Future)"?

5. What was the second factor about the new, flat world of globalization discussed in Chapter 4?

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