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

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

3. In what year did the National Academy of Sciences issue its first warning about global warming?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1979.

4. When did Ronald Reagan's presidency begin?
(a) 1981.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1977.

5. According to the authors, the economic decline of America is due to the unethical and illegal activities conducted by whom?
(a) The Democratic Party.
(b) Wall Street bankers.
(c) Congressmen.
(d) The Tea Party.

Short Answer Questions

1. A disproportionate number of officers on what missile cruiser in the U.S. Navy are women?

2. When was James Inhofe born?

3. By 2016, the gross national debt is estimated to be how much, according to the authors in Chapter 9: "The War on Math (and the Future)"?

4. Paul O'Neill served as the 72nd United States Secretary of the Treasury for part of what U.S. President's first term?

5. What social networking site did Mark Zuckerberg develop?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the role of lobbyists in American Politics? How are they described in Chapter 12?

2. What was the impact of the Iranian Revolution?

3. What do the authors say is the reasoning behind Michele Bachmann's comment and those who believed it?

4. How did the Three Mile Island incident impact America's use of nuclear energy?

5. When was the gold standard scrapped? What do the authors say regarding this in Chapter 9?

6. How do the authors describe the beginning of the twenty-first century?

7. What do the authors assert as the reason Paul O'Neill was fired?

8. What do the authors maintain to be reasons for hope for America in Chapter 14: "They Just Didn't Get the Word"?

9. Who are examples used by the authors to demonstrate great success in Chapter 14?

10. What do the authors say regarding America's borrowing power?

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