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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. How many of the top ten prizes were awarded to Russian teams in the the 2011 Association for Computing Collegiate Programming contest?
(a) 12.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 8.

2. By 2016, the gross national debt is estimated to be how much, according to the authors in Chapter 9: "The War on Math (and the Future)"?
(a) $16 trillion.
(b) $8 trillion.
(c) $950 billion.
(d) $2.8 trillion.

3. Three factors brought about the new, flat world of globalization, according to the authors in Chapter 4: "Up in the Air." Which factor was discussed first?
(a) The Department of Homeland Security.
(b) The Internet and the World Wide Web.
(c) The development of the languages of the Internet.
(d) The personal computer.

4. Who insisted that his own gravestone be marked with the fact that he had founded the University of Virginia?
(a) George Washington.
(b) Benjamin Franklin.
(c) Alexander Hamilton.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

5. According to the authors, by ending the Cold War, America opened the global door to how many more people who would be living like us and would be competing for our jobs?
(a) 950 million.
(b) 50 million.
(c) 375 million.
(d) 2 billion.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the DuPont Corporation founded?

2. What refers to a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occurring in the Arab world that began on December 18, 2010?

3. What is a browser-based operating system created by Good OS LLC, a Los Angeles-based corporation?

4. 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"?

5. When was Alexander Hamilton born?

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