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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) Lee Harvey Oswald.
(b) Jack Ruby.
(c) John Hinkley.
(d) David Koresh.

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

3. When was Mark Zuckerberg named Time magazine's person of the year?
(a) 2009.
(b) 2002.
(c) 2006.
(d) 2010.

4. Robert Stevenson family's business was founded in what year?
(a) 1917.
(b) 1855.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1888.

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. In what year did the government end the international monetary system established in 1944 which had tied the dollar to the price of gold?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1927.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1941.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Iranian Revolution take place?

2. Arne Duncan stated that America was ranked what in the world in the number of college graduates per capita?

3. When was Ronald Reagan born?

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

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

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