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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. The CEO of DuPont looks for employees who have ___________, according to Chapter 5.
(a) Presence.
(b) Honesty.
(c) Ambition.
(d) Loyalty.

2. According to the authors, it is through what that ideas are spawned and the spark of innovation is discovered, as described in Chapter 7: "Average Is Over"?
(a) Patience.
(b) Play.
(c) Work.
(d) Accidents.

3. According to the authors, there are six crucial elements to improving the country's educational system. What is the third?
(a) Business leaders committed to raising standards.
(b) Better teachers and principals.
(c) Taxpayers willing to support education.
(d) Politicians who support education.

4. What is the second pillar to prosperity?
(a) The doors to immigration must be kept open.
(b) Our infrastructure must be continually maintained and modernized.
(c) Private economic activity must have necessary regulations.
(d) Public education must be provided for more and more Americans.

5. Steve Jobs was co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of what company?
(a) Canon.
(b) Apple Inc.
(c) Xerox.
(d) Microsoft.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Tea Party movement has sponsored protests and supported political candidates since what year?

3. When was Steve Jobs born?

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

5. Who wrote a cable that became known as the "Long Telegram"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe Tianjin, China in Chapter 1: "If You See Something, Say Something"? Why did he travel there?

2. What is Friedman's conclusion regarding China's development?

3. What are the four major challenges which face the U.S. as described in Chapter 2: "Ignoring Our Problems"?

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

5. How long did it take Tianjin to build the conference building?

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

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

8. What did General Martin Dempsey realize about America's soldiers in Chapter 5: "Help Wanted"?

9. What were the results of the 2011 Association for Computing Collegiate Programming contest, according to the authors in Chapter 6: "Homework x 2 = The American Dream"?

10. What are the five pillars of prosperity described by the authors in Chapter 3?

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