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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12: Whatever It Is, I'm Against It.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote a cable that became known as the "Long Telegram"?
(a) Ed Rendell.
(b) Richard Nixon.
(c) George Kennan.
(d) Michael Mandelbaum.

2. A team from what country won the second prize in the the 2011 Association for Computing Collegiate Programming contest?
(a) China.
(b) U.S.A.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Australia.

3. What is a generic designation for a family of synthetic polymers, known generically as polyamides, that were first produced on February 28, 1935, at the DuPont Experimental Station?
(a) Kevlar.
(b) Neoprene.
(c) Nylon.
(d) Vespel.

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

5. When was Ronald Reagan born?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1897.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, whether secular or religious (of any religion)?

2. Paul O'Neill served as the 72nd United States Secretary of the Treasury for part of what U.S. President's first term?

3. What is the largest professional organization and largest labor union in the United States, representing public school teachers and other support personnel, faculty and staffers at colleges and universities, retired educators, and college students preparing to become teachers?

4. Steve Jobs was co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of what company?

5. What political party is James Inhofe a member of?

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