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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The CEO of DuPont looks for employees who have ___________, according to Chapter 5.
(a) Ambition.
(b) Loyalty.
(c) Honesty.
(d) Presence.

2. 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 Department of Homeland Security.
(c) The development of the languages of the Internet.
(d) The personal computer.

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

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

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

6. What is a browser-based operating system created by Good OS LLC, a Los Angeles-based corporation?
(a) Skype.
(b) Geyser.
(c) Cloud.
(d) Myspace.

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

8. 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.

9. What new type of attorney do the authors assert law firms are adding, as discussed in Chapter 5: "Help Wanted"?
(a) Corporate municipal liasons.
(b) Chief innovation officers.
(c) Criminal defense teams.
(d) Copyright investigators.

10. 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) Athletic champions.
(b) Successful collaboration.
(c) Critical thinking.
(d) Effective communication.

11. What refers to the process of thinking that questions assumptions?
(a) Assumptive thinking.
(b) Presumptive thinking.
(c) Mundane thinking.
(d) Critical thinking.

12. What was the large-scale American program to aid Europe where the United States gave monetary support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II in order to combat the spread of Soviet communism?
(a) The New Deal.
(b) The Marshall Plan.
(c) Washington's Deal.
(d) The Denali Plan.

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

14. 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) Play.
(b) Patience.
(c) Work.
(d) Accidents.

15. 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 teacher.
(b) Think like a waitress.
(c) Think like an immigrant.
(d) Think like an artisan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Facebook founded by?

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

3. The Tea Party movement has sponsored protests and supported political candidates since what year?

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

5. What is the fourth major challenge that America faces?

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