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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Robert Stevenson family's business remains in existence where?
(a) Buffalo, New York.
(b) Bangor, Maine.
(c) Bellingham, Washington.
(d) Biloxi, Mississippi.

2. Michelle Bachmann dropped out of the bid for U.S. Presidency during the 2012 campaign after coming in sixth in what caucus?
(a) Wyoming.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Iowa.
(d) Idaho.

3. When was Sarah Palin born?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1964.

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

5. According to the authors, the Tea Party gained strength in what year when one of its leaders declared that he had no experience in politics but added, "Look where the experts got us"?
(a) 2010.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2008.
(d) 2003.

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

7. When did the Three Mile Island accident occur?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1965.

8. What position does Arne Duncan currently hold?
(a) United States Secretary of Labor.
(b) United States Secretary of Energy.
(c) United States Secretary of The Treasury.
(d) United States Secretary of Education.

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

10. By 2016, the gross national debt is estimated to be how much, according to the authors in Chapter 9: "The War on Math (and the Future)"?
(a) $16 trillion.
(b) $950 billion.
(c) $2.8 trillion.
(d) $8 trillion.

11. Thomas Friedman met with what Singaporean academic and retired diplomat in Chapter 11: "The Terrible Twos"?
(a) Michael Mandelbaum.
(b) Kishore Mahbubani.
(c) Milton Friedman.
(d) Sergey Brin.

12. What is a term describing philosophies which emphasize freedom, individual liberty, voluntary association and respect of property rights?
(a) Libertarianism.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Communism.
(d) Capitolism.

13. What is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, whether secular or religious (of any religion)?
(a) Jihad.
(b) Heyya.
(c) Salam.
(d) Madrasah.

14. Michelle Bachmann claimed that the Obama administration was spending how much a day on a trip to India in Chapter 13: "Devaluation"?
(a) $85 million.
(b) $200 million.
(c) $10 million.
(d) $50 million.

15. What is a 1979 American thriller film that tells the story of a reporter and cameraman who discover safety cover-ups at a nuclear power plant?
(a) China Rose.
(b) China Gate .
(c) The China Syndrome.
(d) China Town.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When was the Ayatollah Khomeini born?

4. When did George H. W. Bush's presidency begin?

5. When did Ronald Reagan's presidency end?

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