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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 John F. Kennedy born?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1905.
(c) 1917.
(d) 1928.
2. Thomas Friedman met with what Singaporean academic and retired diplomat in Chapter 11: "The Terrible Twos"?
(a) Milton Friedman.
(b) Kishore Mahbubani.
(c) Michael Mandelbaum.
(d) Sergey Brin.
3. When was the Ayatollah Khomeini born?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1885.
4. What refers to an economic system characterized by social ownership or control of the means of production and cooperative management of the economy?
(a) Capitolism.
(b) Communism.
(c) Socialism.
(d) Libertarianism.
5. Michelle Bachmann claimed that the Obama administration was spending how much a day on a trip to India in Chapter 13: "Devaluation"?
(a) $50 million.
(b) $10 million.
(c) $85 million.
(d) $200 million.
Short Answer Questions
1. When was Paul O'Neill born?
2. Who is the founder of Teach for America?
3. What news agency do the authors criticize for having its own agenda in Chapter 12: "Whatever It Is, I'm Against It"?
4. When did the Three Mile Island accident occur?
5. What is a term describing philosophies which emphasize freedom, individual liberty, voluntary association and respect of property rights?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who are examples used by the authors to demonstrate great success in Chapter 14?
2. How do the authors describe the impact of the Tea Party in 2010?
3. How do the authors describe partisan politics in Chapter 12: "Whatever It Is, I'm Against It"?
4. What do the authors assert about America's challenge with climate change in Chapter 8: "This Is Our Due"?
5. How do the authors describe the loss of moral values in America in Chapter 13: "Devaluation"?
6. How do the authors use Dick Cheney as reasoning to fight climate change in Chapter 10?
7. When was the gold standard scrapped? What do the authors say regarding this in Chapter 9?
8. What did Arne Duncan relate about American education?
9. How do the authors describe Americans' growing sense of entitlement?
10. What led to the housing bubble in America, according to the authors in Chapter 11: "The Terrible Twos"?
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