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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Steve Jobs was co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of what company?
(a) Microsoft.
(b) Canon.
(c) Xerox.
(d) Apple Inc.

2. Who insisted that his own gravestone be marked with the fact that he had founded the University of Virginia?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Alexander Hamilton.

3. 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 an artisan.
(d) Think like a waitress.

4. What refers to an altruistic concern for human welfare and advancement, usually manifested by donations of money, property, or work to needy persons?
(a) Obscurity.
(b) Philanthropy.
(c) Disanthropy.
(d) Charity.

5. The Tea Party movement is a political movement that is generally recognized as conservative and ________.
(a) Democratic.
(b) Athiest.
(c) Libertarian.
(d) Republican.

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

7. When was Alexander Hamilton born?
(a) 1805.
(b) 1755.
(c) 1692.
(d) 1737.

8. 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"?
(a) Critical thinking.
(b) Successful collaboration.
(c) Effective communication.
(d) Athletic champions.

9. Who was Facebook founded by?
(a) Bill Gates.
(b) Sergey Brin.
(c) Mark Zuckerberg.
(d) Al Gore.

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

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

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

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

14. According to the author, what train in his Maryland hometown had been under construction for almost a year for modernization?
(a) Electrorail.
(b) Urbanrail.
(c) Metrorail.
(d) Cosmorail.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

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

3. When was Martin Dempsey born?

4. When was the "Long Telegram" produced?

5. What is the fourth pillar to prosperity?

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