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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. Thomas Friedman met with what Singaporean academic and retired diplomat in Chapter 11: "The Terrible Twos"?
(a) Sergey Brin.
(b) Michael Mandelbaum.
(c) Milton Friedman.
(d) Kishore Mahbubani.
2. When was the Ayatollah Khomeini born?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1885.
(d) 1919.
3. When was Arne Duncan born?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1955.
4. When was Bill Clinton born?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1946.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1937.
5. When did the Three Mile Island accident occur?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1992.
Short Answer Questions
1. When was Paul O'Neill born?
2. According to the authors, Ronald Reagan was against deficits and raised taxes how many times during his eight years in office?
3. Michelle Bachmann dropped out of the bid for U.S. Presidency during the 2012 campaign after coming in sixth in what caucus?
4. What refers to fervent, sometimes militant, support of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea?
5. How many times does the term "Jihad" appear in the Quran?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the authors describe the loss of moral values in America in Chapter 13: "Devaluation"?
2. When did America begin the process of deficit spending?
3. How do the authors use Dick Cheney as reasoning to fight climate change in Chapter 10?
4. How do the authors compare the proficiency and productivity of America and China?
5. When was the gold standard scrapped? What do the authors say regarding this in Chapter 9?
6. What do the authors say regarding America's borrowing power?
7. What is the principle motivation of politicians in politics today?
8. How do the authors describe the impact of the Tea Party in 2010?
9. How do the authors describe partisan politics in Chapter 12: "Whatever It Is, I'm Against It"?
10. How do the authors describe the beginning of the twenty-first century?
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