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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 do the authors assert is a political icon for the Republican Party?
(a) Ronald Reagan.
(b) George W. Bush.
(c) Richard Nixon.
(d) Lyndon B. Johnson.

2. What was the third factor discussed about the new, flat world of globalization?
(a) The Internet and the World Wide Web.
(b) The personal computer.
(c) The development of the languages of the Internet.
(d) The Department of Homeland Security.

3. When did the Three Mile Island accident occur?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1965.

4. Who succeeded John F. Kennedy after his assassination?
(a) Jimmy Carter.
(b) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(c) Richard Nixon.
(d) George Bush.

5. According to the authors, there are six crucial elements to improving the country's educational system. What is the fifth?
(a) Taxpayers willing to support education.
(b) Politicians who support education.
(c) Students who are ready to learn while sitting in the classroom.
(d) Business leaders committed to raising standards.

Short Answer Questions

1. A team from what country won the second prize in the the 2011 Association for Computing Collegiate Programming contest?

2. In what year did the government end the international monetary system established in 1944 which had tied the dollar to the price of gold?

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

4. 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?

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

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