View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where in China did Tom Friedman attend the World Economic Forum summer conference?
(a) Shanghai.
(b) Beijing.
(c) Tianjin.
(d) Wuhan.

2. What is the second pillar to prosperity?
(a) Private economic activity must have necessary regulations.
(b) Our infrastructure must be continually maintained and modernized.
(c) Public education must be provided for more and more Americans.
(d) The doors to immigration must be kept open.

3. According to the authors, Americans have to recognize that when a company moves off-shore or outsources many of its functions, we are not only losing current jobs but also __________.
(a) Jobs of the future.
(b) Past wages.
(c) Market stagnation.
(d) Job apprehension.

4. How many times does the term "Jihad" appear in the Quran?
(a) 29.
(b) 17.
(c) 41.
(d) 4.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second major challenge that America faces?

2. What refers to the process of thinking that questions assumptions?

3. According to the authors, the best education is one that focuses on the three "C's." What is the second "C" discussed in Chapter 7: "Average Is Over"?

4. According to the authors, what is the first cause for the decline of America?

5. What refers to the common or ordinary people, especially as contrasted with the leadership or elite of a political party, social organization, etc.?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 303 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample