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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. It was the conclusion of the American Society of Civil Engineers in what year that our infrastructure is poorly maintained, unable to meet current and future demands and is unsafe?
(a) 2009.
(b) 2002.
(c) 2005.
(d) 1998.

2. Sarah Palin was the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in what year?
(a) 2008.
(b) 1996.
(c) 2004.
(d) 2000.

3. When did Michelle Bachmann drop out of the bid for U.S. Presidency during the 2012 campaign?
(a) December, 2011.
(b) September, 2011.
(c) February, 2012.
(d) January, 2012.

4. What periodical reported in April 2011 that research and development spending had declined steadily since the late 60s?
(a) The Chicago Tribune.
(b) The L.A. Times.
(c) The Denver Post.
(d) The Washington Post.

5. When did Ronald Reagan's presidency begin?
(a) 1981.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1989.

6. When was Ronald Reagan born?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1897.

7. When was Bill Gates born?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1946.

8. Where did Arne Duncan previously work as CEO?
(a) New York City Public Schools.
(b) Chicago Public Schools.
(c) St. Louis Public Schools.
(d) San Francisco Public Schools.

9. Paul O'Neill served as the 72nd United States Secretary of the Treasury for part of what U.S. President's first term?
(a) Barack Obama's.
(b) Bill Clinton's.
(c) Ronald Reagan's.
(d) George W. Bush's.

10. When did Ronald Reagan implement his free-market economics?
(a) 1986.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1981.

11. What state does Michelle Bachmann represent in the United States House of Representatives?
(a) Wisconsin.
(b) Alaska.
(c) Minnesota.
(d) Missouri.

12. Who insisted that the free market would establish the correct value of the world's currencies, according to the authors in Chapter 9: "The War on Math (and the Future)"?
(a) Lee Harvey Oswald.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(d) Milton Friedman.

13. What refers to an economic system characterized by social ownership or control of the means of production and cooperative management of the economy?
(a) Libertarianism.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Communism.
(d) Capitolism.

14. Paul O'Neill was fired in what year for his public disagreement with the administration?
(a) 2000.
(b) 2006.
(c) 2005.
(d) 2002.

15. Who tried to imagine what it would have been like if there had been a 24/7 cable news cycle when the Constitution was being written in Chapter 12: "Whatever It Is, I'm Against It"?
(a) Lindsay Graham.
(b) George W. Bush.
(c) Milton Friedman.
(d) Dick Cheney.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the authors, Ronald Reagan was against deficits and raised taxes how many times during his eight years in office?

2. Contraception accounts for what percentage of Planned Parenthood Federation of America's total services?

3. How many times does the term "Jihad" appear in the Quran?

4. Who succeeded John F. Kennedy after his assassination?

5. Thomas Friedman met with what Singaporean academic and retired diplomat in Chapter 11: "The Terrible Twos"?

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