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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the DuPont Corporation originally founded to manufacture?
(a) Opium.
(b) Dynamite.
(c) Gunpowder.
(d) Stagecoaches.

2. What position has Martin Dempsey held since October, 2011?
(a) Vice President.
(b) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
(c) Head of Pentagon Security.
(d) Speaker of the House.

3. What is the largest professional organization and largest labor union in the United States, representing public school teachers and other support personnel, faculty and staffers at colleges and universities, retired educators, and college students preparing to become teachers?
(a) The Teacher's and Professor's Union.
(b) The Education Union.
(c) The National Education Association.
(d) The American Learning Campaign.

4. According to the authors, there are three mindsets when thinking about being a creative creator or a creative server. What is the first?
(a) Think like an artisan.
(b) Think like a waitress.
(c) Think like a teacher.
(d) Think like an immigrant.

5. Where in China did Tom Friedman attend the World Economic Forum summer conference?
(a) Wuhan.
(b) Tianjin.
(c) Shanghai.
(d) Beijing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "IT" stand for?

2. The CEO of DuPont looks for employees who have ___________, according to Chapter 5.

3. What refers to the increasingly global relationships of culture, people, and economic activity?

4. What refers to a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occurring in the Arab world that began on December 18, 2010?

5. A team from what country won the top prize in the the 2011 Association for Computing Collegiate Programming contest?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did the Cold War end? What impact did this have?

2. What do the authors assert the CEO of DuPont seeks in employees?

3. What are the six crucial elements to improving America's educational system?

4. What three mindsets do the authors describe for being a creative thinker?

5. What do the authors assert regarding outsourcing?

6. What examples are given for America's decline in ambition?

7. What are the three "C's" described in Chapter 7: "Average Is Over"?

8. What do the authors assert Americans need to do in order to keep up in today's job market?

9. What must be improved in American schools for students to succeed in the global market?

10. What criticisms do the authors assert for the Tea Party movement in Chapter 3: "Ignoring Our History"?

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