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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What refers to fervent, sometimes militant, support of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea?
(a) Terrorism.
(b) Partisan politics.
(c) Democracy.
(d) Dictatorship.

2. 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) George W. Bush.
(b) Dick Cheney.
(c) Lindsay Graham.
(d) Milton Friedman.

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

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

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

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

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

8. Arne Duncan stated that America was ranked what in the world in the number of college graduates per capita?
(a) Third.
(b) Twentieth.
(c) First.
(d) Ninth.

9. 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.

10. What news agency do the authors criticize for having its own agenda in Chapter 12: "Whatever It Is, I'm Against It"?
(a) CNN.
(b) ABC News.
(c) Fox News.
(d) MSNBC.

11. Who succeeded John F. Kennedy after his assassination?
(a) Jimmy Carter.
(b) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(c) Richard Nixon.
(d) George Bush.

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

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

14. 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 Town.
(d) China Rose.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the authors, the major goal of the modern Democratic Party is to preserve the social networks created during whose administration?

2. Secretary of the Treasury Paul O'Neill tried to warn who that the tax cuts the administration planned would pose a threat to the economy?

3. Senator James Inhofe serves what state?

4. According to the authors, key to our recovery is reminding our politicians that they were elected to do the work of our country not _________________.

5. What percentage of adults are illiterate in Detroit, Michigan, according to the authors?

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