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

2. When was Arne Duncan born?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1943.

3. Senator James Inhofe serves what state?
(a) Oklahoma.
(b) Iowa.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Nebraska.

4. What is a 1979 American thriller film that tells the story of a reporter and cameraman who discover safety cover-ups at a nuclear power plant?
(a) China Rose.
(b) China Town.
(c) China Gate .
(d) The China Syndrome.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who insisted that the free market would establish the correct value of the world's currencies, according to the authors in Chapter 9: "The War on Math (and the Future)"?

2. To what political party does Michelle Bachmann belong?

3. What state does Michelle Bachmann represent in the United States House of Representatives?

4. According to the authors, key to our recovery is reminding our politicians that they were elected to do the work of our country not _________________.

5. Robert Stevenson family's business was founded in what year?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Republican Party change in the 1960s?

2. What led to the housing bubble in America, according to the authors in Chapter 11: "The Terrible Twos"?

3. How do the authors compare the proficiency and productivity of America and China?

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

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

6. What do the authors assert about America's challenge with climate change in Chapter 8: "This Is Our Due"?

7. How do the authors use Dick Cheney as reasoning to fight climate change in Chapter 10?

8. What examples do the authors make of Wendy Kopp and Robert Stevenson?

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

10. What has led to the struggle between the old and young, as described in Chapter 9: "The War on Math (and the Future)"?

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