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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What, according to the authors, is the driver of the new reality that is making changes at a furious rate, as described in Chapter 4: "Up in the Air"?
(a) Commercialism.
(b) Communism.
(c) Information technology.
(d) Popular culture.

2. Who is the co-author of the book along with Thomas L. Friedman?
(a) Michael Mandelbaum.
(b) Michelle Bachmann.
(c) Ed Rendell.
(d) George Kennan.

3. The Tea Party movement has sponsored protests and supported political candidates since what year?
(a) 1997.
(b) 1992.
(c) 2007.
(d) 2002.

4. According to the authors, the best education is one that focuses on the three "C's." What is the third "C" discussed in Chapter 7: "Average Is Over"?
(a) Effective communication.
(b) Successful collaboration.
(c) Critical thinking.
(d) Athletic champions.

5. According to the authors, there are three mindsets when thinking about being a creative creator or a creative server. What is the first?
(a) Think like an immigrant.
(b) Think like a teacher.
(c) Think like a waitress.
(d) Think like an artisan.

6. What was the DuPont Corporation originally founded to manufacture?
(a) Opium.
(b) Dynamite.
(c) Gunpowder.
(d) Stagecoaches.

7. When was the DuPont Corporation founded?
(a) 1857.
(b) 1833.
(c) 1802.
(d) 1785.

8. What word means to give (a person) the right to do or have something; qualify?
(a) Abatement.
(b) Entitlement.
(c) Tolerate.
(d) Clemency.

9. According to the authors, there are three mindsets when thinking about being a creative creator or a creative server. What is the second?
(a) Think like a waitress.
(b) Think like an immigrant.
(c) Think like a teacher.
(d) Think like an artisan.

10. Who stabilized the country's economy by supporting legislation that saved capitalism and created social safety-nets like Social Security?
(a) Bill Clinton.
(b) George W. Bush.
(c) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(d) Jimmy Carter.

11. Where was Tom Friedman at an education conference when a junior high student told him that the Chinese people have more ambition than Americans?
(a) San Jose, CA.
(b) Boise, ID.
(c) Phoenix, AZ.
(d) Portland, OR.

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

13. Approximately when did the Cold War begin?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1934.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1945.

14. What refers to a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occurring in the Arab world that began on December 18, 2010?
(a) Arab Vengence.
(b) Arab Awakening.
(c) Arab Spring.
(d) Arab Freedom Movement.

15. What is a proprietary voice over Internet Protocol service and software application originally created by David Somekh and owned by Microsoft since 2011?
(a) Twitter.
(b) Skype.
(c) Myspace.
(d) Facebook.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the trademark of a range of durable, high-performance, polyimide-based plastics manufactured by DuPont?

2. What type of education do the authors assert is superior to one with a narrow focus in Chapter 7: "Average Is Over"?

3. When was the "Long Telegram" produced?

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

5. 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?

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