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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where in China did Tom Friedman attend the World Economic Forum summer conference?

2. What is a device that can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link while moving around a wide geographic area?

3. Who is the co-author of the book along with Thomas L. Friedman?

4. The Cold War came to an end in what year?

5. What refers to the process of thinking that questions assumptions?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the authors assert about America's leaders of the past?

2. What is Friedman's conclusion regarding China's development?

3. What do the authors write about the communication technology of social networking?

4. What do the authors assert Americans must do in order to compete?

5. What are the three factors brought about by the new flat world of globalization?

6. What United States policy was adopted regarding the Cold War in 1946?

7. What are employers looking for in workers today according to the authors in Chapter 5: "Help Wanted"?

8. In Chapter 2, how do the authors describe the "Long Telegram"?

9. What do the authors assert Americans need to do in order to keep up in today's job market?

10. What are the five pillars of prosperity described by the authors in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the four causes of America's decline as discussed in Chapter 1. In what ways is America's education system in decline? Do you agree with the authors' perspectives? Why or why not? Why might critics disagree?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Milton Friedman, President Nixon's Administration, and the history of deficit spending. What did Milton Friedman project would happen with a free market economy? How was the American economy affected by leaving the gold standard?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the Association for Computing Collegiate Programming contest described in Chapter 6. What did the results of the contest indicate for the authors? How has education in former Soviet countries changed?

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