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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 refers to the process of thinking that questions assumptions?
(a) Presumptive thinking.
(b) Critical thinking.
(c) Mundane thinking.
(d) Assumptive thinking.

2. How much time did it take to erect the conference building which housed the World Economic Forum summer conference?
(a) 22 months.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 8 months.

3. According to the authors, Americans have to recognize that when a company moves off-shore or outsources many of its functions, we are not only losing current jobs but also __________.
(a) Jobs of the future.
(b) Market stagnation.
(c) Job apprehension.
(d) Past wages.

4. What was the large-scale American program to aid Europe where the United States gave monetary support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II in order to combat the spread of Soviet communism?
(a) The New Deal.
(b) The Denali Plan.
(c) Washington's Deal.
(d) The Marshall Plan.

5. According to the authors, there are six crucial elements to improving the country's educational system. What is the first?
(a) Politicians who support education.
(b) Better teachers and principals.
(c) Students who are ready to learn while sitting in the classroom.
(d) Involved parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the authors, the best education is one that focuses on the three "C's." What is the third "C" discussed in Chapter 7: "Average Is Over"?

2. What governor of Philadelphia complained that America had gone soft when the NFL canceled some games because of a snowstorm?

3. Where was Tom Friedman at an education conference when a junior high student told him that the Chinese people have more ambition than Americans?

4. According to the authors, there are three mindsets when thinking about being a creative creator or a creative server. What is the first?

5. What is the third cause, according to the authors, for America's decline?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the authors assert about America's leaders of the past?

2. What are the three factors brought about by the new flat world of globalization?

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

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

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

6. What are employers looking for in workers today according to the authors in Chapter 5: "Help Wanted"?

7. What do the authors write about the communication technology of social networking?

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

9. What are ways in which the successful achieve success?

10. What United States policy was adopted regarding the Cold War in 1946?

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