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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did the government end the international monetary system established in 1944 which had tied the dollar to the price of gold?
(a) 1927.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1971.

2. When was Mark Zuckerberg born?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1974.
(d) 1980.

3. Who is the founder of Teach for America?
(a) Wendy Kopp.
(b) Paul Allen.
(c) Kishore Mahbubani.
(d) Sergey Brin.

4. When was Mark Zuckerberg named Time magazine's person of the year?
(a) 2009.
(b) 2006.
(c) 2002.
(d) 2010.

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

6. Robert Stevenson family's business was founded in what year?
(a) 1917.
(b) 1888.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1855.

7. What percent of Tea Party Republicans say there is no evidence of global warming, according to the authors in Chapter 10: "The War of Physics and Other Good Things"?
(a) 33.
(b) 70.
(c) 51.
(d) 24.

8. When was Paul O'Neill born?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1935.

9. Contraception accounts for what percentage of Planned Parenthood Federation of America's total services?
(a) 60%.
(b) 45%.
(c) 35%.
(d) 70%.

10. When did Ronald Reagan's presidency end?
(a) 1997.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1993.

11. When did the Iranian Revolution take place?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1961.

12. What is the act of attempting to influence decisions made by officials in the government, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies?
(a) Allegating.
(b) Protesting.
(c) Lobbying.
(d) Unionizing.

13. According to the authors, Ronald Reagan was against deficits and raised taxes how many times during his eight years in office?
(a) 4.
(b) 11.
(c) 16.
(d) 7.

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

15. How many times does the term "Jihad" appear in the Quran?
(a) 4.
(b) 17.
(c) 29.
(d) 41.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to an economy in which the prices of goods and services are determined in a free price system?

2. The Three Mile Island accident was a nuclear meltdown which occurred at the Three Mile Island power plant in what state?

3. What state had been home to many of the largest defense contractors that have since been forced to close down, leaving millions unemployed?

4. 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"?

5. What political party is James Inhofe a member of?

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