View a FREE sample

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. When did the War in Afghanistan begin?
(a) 2001.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2004.
(d) 2002.

2. How much time did it take to erect the conference building which housed the World Economic Forum summer conference?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 22 months.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 8 months.

3. When was Bill Clinton born?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1946.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1937.

4. In the context of United States constitutional interpretation, what is a principle of interpretation that tries to discover the original meaning or intent of the constitution?
(a) Communism.
(b) Originalism.
(c) Nationalism.
(d) Atheism.

5. When was Martin Dempsey born?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1952.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. According to the authors, there are six crucial elements to improving the country's educational system. What is the fifth?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 204 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample