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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, it is through what that ideas are spawned and the spark of innovation is discovered, as described in Chapter 7: "Average Is Over"?
(a) Work.
(b) Play.
(c) Accidents.
(d) Patience.

2. How many of the top ten prizes were awarded to Russian teams in the the 2011 Association for Computing Collegiate Programming contest?
(a) 12.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

3. Google was founded by Larry Page and what other individual?
(a) Al Gore.
(b) Bill Gates.
(c) Mark Zuckerberg.
(d) Sergey Brin.

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

5. What does "IT" stand for?
(a) Isometric technology.
(b) Internet technology.
(c) Imaginative truth.
(d) Isotope table.

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

7. A team from what country won the second prize in the the 2011 Association for Computing Collegiate Programming contest?
(a) Australia.
(b) Sweden.
(c) U.S.A.
(d) China.

8. According to the authors, there are six crucial elements to improving the country's educational system. What is the fifth?
(a) Business leaders committed to raising standards.
(b) Taxpayers willing to support education.
(c) Politicians who support education.
(d) Students who are ready to learn while sitting in the classroom.

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

10. 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) Popular culture.
(b) Communism.
(c) Information technology.
(d) Commercialism.

11. What is an online social networking service and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters?
(a) Myspace.
(b) Twitter.
(c) Facebook.
(d) Friendster.

12. What is the third cause, according to the authors, for America's decline?
(a) We have stopped investing in our future.
(b) Some of the most important matters that are suffering from neglect are education, deficits and dept and climate change.
(c) Our political system is paralyzed and ineffective.
(d) Leaders have stopped recognizing what America needs to thrive in today's world.

13. 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) Past wages.
(d) Jobs of the future.

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

15. How many school districts are there in America?
(a) 23,000.
(b) 14,000.
(c) 8,500.
(d) 59,000.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the fourth pillar to prosperity?

3. What is the second pillar to prosperity?

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

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

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