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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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) Lobbying.
(d) Allegating.

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

5. During what years was John F. Kennedy President of the United States?
(a) 1961-1963.
(b) 1963-1964.
(c) 1962-1965.
(d) 1957-1960.

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) Iowa.
(d) Illinois.

7. When was Sarah Palin born?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1964.

8. Senator James Inhofe serves what state?
(a) Iowa.
(b) Oklahoma.
(c) Nebraska.
(d) Ohio.

9. When was the Ayatollah Khomeini born?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1885.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1919.

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

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

12. 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) 24.
(b) 33.
(c) 70.
(d) 51.

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

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

15. The Three Mile Island accident was a nuclear meltdown which occurred at the Three Mile Island power plant in what state?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Rhode Island.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) Georgia.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was Bill Clinton born?

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

4. What state had been home to many of the largest defense contractors that have since been forced to close down, leaving millions unemployed?

5. In what year did the government end the international monetary system established in 1944 which had tied the dollar to the price of gold?

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