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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. According to the authors, although nearly 70 percent of high school graduates enroll in college, what percentage of those students graduate?
(a) 60%.
(b) 85%.
(c) 75%.
(d) 35%.

2. What is the second major challenge that America faces?
(a) How to adapt to globalization.
(b) How to manage rising energy consugemption and increasing climate threats.
(c) How to cope with soaring budget deficits.
(d) How to adjust to the IT revolution.

3. According to the authors, what is the first cause for the decline of America?
(a) We have stopped investing in our future.
(b) Leaders have stopped recognizing what America needs to thrive in today's world.
(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.

4. The CEO of DuPont looks for employees who have ___________, according to Chapter 5.
(a) Presence.
(b) Honesty.
(c) Ambition.
(d) Loyalty.

5. Who served as the 46th Vice President of the United States under George W. Bush?
(a) Dick Cheney.
(b) Al Gore.
(c) Harry Truman.
(d) Lyndon B. Johnson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to the former communist states of Eastern and Central Europe, generally the Soviet Union and the countries of the Warsaw Pact?

2. According to the authors, there are three mindsets when thinking about being a creative creator or a creative server. What is the first?

3. What was the DuPont Corporation originally founded to manufacture?

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

5. According to the authors, the major goal of the modern Democratic Party is to preserve the social networks created during whose administration?

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