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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the authors, there are six crucial elements to improving the country's educational system. What is the first?
(a) Involved parents.
(b) Politicians who support education.
(c) Students who are ready to learn while sitting in the classroom.
(d) Better teachers and principals.

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

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) Job apprehension.
(b) Market stagnation.
(c) Jobs of the future.
(d) Past wages.

4. What was the second factor about the new, flat world of globalization discussed in Chapter 4?
(a) The Internet and the World Wide Web.
(b) The personal computer.
(c) The Department of Homeland Security.
(d) The development of the languages of the Internet.

5. What position has Martin Dempsey held since October, 2011?
(a) Vice President.
(b) Speaker of the House.
(c) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
(d) Head of Pentagon Security.

6. 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) Atheism.
(b) Nationalism.
(c) Communism.
(d) Originalism.

7. Of the four major challenges that the authors mention in Chapter 2, what is the first challenge that America faces?
(a) How to adjust to the IT revolution.
(b) How to cope with soaring budget deficits.
(c) How to adapt to globalization.
(d) How to manage rising energy consugemption and increasing climate threats.

8. The Cold War came to an end in what year?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1994.
(c) 2001.
(d) 1985.

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

10. According to the authors, there are six crucial elements to improving the country's educational system. What is the second?
(a) Involved parents.
(b) Taxpayers willing to support education.
(c) Better teachers and principals.
(d) Politicians who support education.

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

12. What is the trademark of a range of durable, high-performance, polyimide-based plastics manufactured by DuPont?
(a) Kevlar.
(b) Nylon.
(c) Neoprene.
(d) Vespel.

13. According to the authors, there are six crucial elements to improving the country's educational system. What is the sixth?
(a) Students who are ready to learn while sitting in the classroom.
(b) Business leaders committed to raising standards.
(c) Involved parents.
(d) Better teachers and principals.

14. 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?
(a) 12.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 3.

15. Three factors brought about the new, flat world of globalization, according to the authors in Chapter 4: "Up in the Air." Which factor was discussed first?
(a) The personal computer.
(b) The Internet and the World Wide Web.
(c) The Department of Homeland Security.
(d) The development of the languages of the Internet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stabilized the country's economy by supporting legislation that saved capitalism and created social safety-nets like Social Security?

2. When was the DuPont Corporation founded?

3. What refers to a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occurring in the Arab world that began on December 18, 2010?

4. Who wrote a cable that became known as the "Long Telegram"?

5. What is the third pillar to prosperity?

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