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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Montana.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) California.
(d) Florida.

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

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

4. 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) $8 trillion.
(b) $950 billion.
(c) $2.8 trillion.
(d) $16 trillion.

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

6. 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) Idaho.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Iowa.

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

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

9. What periodical reported in April 2011 that research and development spending had declined steadily since the late 60s?
(a) The Chicago Tribune.
(b) The Washington Post.
(c) The L.A. Times.
(d) The Denver Post.

10. A disproportionate number of officers on what missile cruiser in the U.S. Navy are women?
(a) USS Normandy.
(b) USS Chosin.
(c) USS Shiloh.
(d) USS Monterey.

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

12. When was John F. Kennedy born?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1905.
(c) 1917.
(d) 1928.

13. 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?
(a) Milton Friedman.
(b) George W. Bush.
(c) Lindsay Graham.
(d) Dick Cheney.

14. Senator James Inhofe refers to global warming as what?
(a) A legitimate concern.
(b) A Republican matter.
(c) An attempt at terrorism.
(d) A hoax.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did Bill Gates co-found his software company?

2. 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?

3. When was the Ayatollah Khomeini born?

4. When was Bill Gates born?

5. Contraception accounts for what percentage of Planned Parenthood Federation of America's total services?

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