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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. Paul O'Neill served as the 72nd United States Secretary of the Treasury for part of what U.S. President's first term?
(a) George W. Bush's.
(b) Barack Obama's.
(c) Bill Clinton's.
(d) Ronald Reagan's.

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

3. What state does Michelle Bachmann represent in the United States House of Representatives?
(a) Wisconsin.
(b) Alaska.
(c) Missouri.
(d) Minnesota.

4. When did the Iraq War begin?
(a) 2003.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2000.
(d) 2007.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What periodical reported in April 2011 that research and development spending had declined steadily since the late 60s?

3. Who was charged with the assassination of John F. Kennedy?

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

5. When was James Inhofe born?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do the authors describe Americans' growing sense of entitlement?

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

5. How do the authors describe the loss of moral values in America in Chapter 13: "Devaluation"?

6. When did America begin the process of deficit spending?

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

8. How are the finalists in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search described in Chapter 11?

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

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

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