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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was charged with the assassination of John F. Kennedy?
(a) John Hinkley.
(b) Jack Ruby.
(c) Lee Harvey Oswald.
(d) David Koresh.

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

3. Abortions account for what percentage of Planned Parenthood Federation of America's total services?
(a) 15%.
(b) 25%.
(c) 3%.
(d) 10%.

4. According to the authors, although nearly 70 percent of high school graduates enroll in college, what percentage of those students graduate?
(a) 85%.
(b) 60%.
(c) 35%.
(d) 75%.

5. When did the Iraq War begin?
(a) 2007.
(b) 2003.
(c) 2000.
(d) 2005.

6. 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) 24.
(d) 51.

7. What refers to changes to the United States tax code passed during the presidency of George W. Bush that generally lowered tax rates and revised the code specifying taxation in the United States?
(a) The great tax holiday.
(b) Bush tax cuts.
(c) Cheney's tax vision.
(d) Republican tax revision.

8. When was James Inhofe born?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1934.

9. According to the authors, the economic decline of America is due to the unethical and illegal activities conducted by whom?
(a) Wall Street bankers.
(b) The Tea Party.
(c) Congressmen.
(d) The Democratic Party.

10. According to the Pew Center, state governments collectively face what unfunded amount in liability according to the authors in Chapter 9: "The War on Math (and the Future)"?
(a) $3 trillion.
(b) $16 trillion.
(c) $500 billion.
(d) $1 trillion.

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

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

13. 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) The China Syndrome.
(b) China Gate .
(c) China Rose.
(d) China Town.

14. When did the War in Afghanistan begin?
(a) 2004.
(b) 2001.
(c) 2005.
(d) 2002.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Robert Stevenson family's business remains in existence where?

2. Who do the authors assert is a political icon for the Republican Party?

3. What refers to an economic system characterized by social ownership or control of the means of production and cooperative management of the economy?

4. What position does Arne Duncan currently hold?

5. What news agency do the authors criticize for having its own agenda in Chapter 12: "Whatever It Is, I'm Against It"?

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