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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 Ronald Reagan's presidency begin?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1981.

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

3. How many years before Friedman arrived was a three-hour car ride from Beijing the only way to get to the over-populated city where Tom Friedman attended the World Economic Forum summer conference?
(a) 5.
(b) 12.
(c) 3.
(d) 10.

4. Senator James Inhofe serves what state?
(a) Oklahoma.
(b) Nebraska.
(c) Iowa.
(d) Ohio.

5. What was the large-scale American program to aid Europe where the United States gave monetary support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II in order to combat the spread of Soviet communism?
(a) Washington's Deal.
(b) The Denali Plan.
(c) The Marshall Plan.
(d) The New Deal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to an altruistic concern for human welfare and advancement, usually manifested by donations of money, property, or work to needy persons?

2. When was Steve Jobs born?

3. When was Bill Clinton born?

4. The Three Mile Island accident was a nuclear meltdown which occurred at the Three Mile Island power plant in what state?

5. Approximately when did the Cold War begin?

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