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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the authors, the major goal of the modern Democratic Party is to preserve the social networks created during whose administration?
(a) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(b) Richard Nixon.
(c) Harry Truman.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

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

4. When did George H. W. Bush's presidency begin?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1993.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1985.

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

6. With whom did Bill Gates co-found his software company?
(a) Sergey Brin.
(b) George Kennan.
(c) Mark Zuckerberg.
(d) Paul Allen.

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

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

9. What political party is James Inhofe a member of?
(a) Democratic.
(b) Green.
(c) Tea Party.
(d) Republican.

10. What refers to the current rise in the average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans and its projected continuation?
(a) Global warming.
(b) Global conditioning.
(c) Ice age.
(d) Global integration.

11. When was Bill Clinton born?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1958.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1937.

12. To what political party does Michelle Bachmann belong?
(a) Communist.
(b) Green.
(c) Democrat.
(d) Republican.

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

14. 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) Bush tax cuts.
(b) Republican tax revision.
(c) Cheney's tax vision.
(d) The great tax holiday.

15. What percentage of adults are illiterate in Detroit, Michigan, according to the authors?
(a) 95%.
(b) 34%.
(c) 47%.
(d) 68%.

Short Answer Questions

1. What periodical reported in April 2011 that research and development spending had declined steadily since the late 60s?

2. Where was Bill Gates born?

3. During what years was John F. Kennedy President of the United States?

4. Michelle Bachmann dropped out of the bid for U.S. Presidency during the 2012 campaign after coming in sixth in what caucus?

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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