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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. Where did Arne Duncan previously work as CEO?
(a) Chicago Public Schools.
(b) St. Louis Public Schools.
(c) New York City Public Schools.
(d) San Francisco Public Schools.

2. When was John F. Kennedy born?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1905.
(c) 1928.
(d) 1917.

3. When was Ronald Reagan born?
(a) 1897.
(b) 1924.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1938.

4. When did the War in Afghanistan begin?
(a) 2004.
(b) 2002.
(c) 2005.
(d) 2001.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Senator James Inhofe refers to global warming as what?

2. What U.S. President scrapped the monetary system so that the U.S. would not have to go through a recession due to the funding for the war in Vietnam?

3. Thomas Friedman met with what Singaporean academic and retired diplomat in Chapter 11: "The Terrible Twos"?

4. When did the Three Mile Island accident occur?

5. How many times does the term "Jihad" appear in the Quran?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How has Wall Street changed in contemporary times?

5. How do the authors describe the impact of the Tea Party in 2010?

6. What was the impact of the Iranian Revolution?

7. What did Arne Duncan relate about American education?

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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