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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 third cause, according to the authors, for America's decline?
(a) Leaders have stopped recognizing what America needs to thrive in today's world.
(b) We have stopped investing in our future.
(c) Some of the most important matters that are suffering from neglect are education, deficits and dept and climate change.
(d) Our political system is paralyzed and ineffective.

2. According to the authors, there are three mindsets when thinking about being a creative creator or a creative server. What is the second?
(a) Think like a waitress.
(b) Think like an immigrant.
(c) Think like a teacher.
(d) Think like an artisan.

3. Google was founded by Larry Page and what other individual?
(a) Mark Zuckerberg.
(b) Sergey Brin.
(c) Al Gore.
(d) Bill Gates.

4. According to the authors, the best education is one that focuses on the three "C's." What is the third "C" discussed in Chapter 7: "Average Is Over"?
(a) Critical thinking.
(b) Successful collaboration.
(c) Athletic champions.
(d) Effective communication.

5. What U.S. President scrapped the monetary system so that the U.S. would not have to go through a recession due to the funding for the war in Vietnam?
(a) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(b) Richard Nixon.
(c) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(d) Harry Truman.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Ayatollah Khomeini born?

2. 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)"?

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

4. How many of the top ten prizes were awarded to Russian teams in the the 2011 Association for Computing Collegiate Programming contest?

5. How many times does the term "Jihad" appear in the Quran?

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