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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. What does NATO stand for?
2. According to the authors, there are six crucial elements to improving the country's educational system. What is the sixth?
3. What is the second pillar to prosperity?
4. What is a proprietary voice over Internet Protocol service and software application originally created by David Somekh and owned by Microsoft since 2011?
5. The Cold War came to an end in what year?
Short Essay Questions
1. When did the Cold War end? What impact did this have?
2. What are the five pillars of prosperity described by the authors in Chapter 3?
3. What do the authors assert regarding outsourcing?
4. What examples are given for America's decline in ambition?
5. What are the three "C's" described in Chapter 7: "Average Is Over"?
6. What must be improved in American schools for students to succeed in the global market?
7. What are employers looking for in workers today according to the authors in Chapter 5: "Help Wanted"?
8. What do the authors assert Americans need to do in order to keep up in today's job market?
9. What is Friedman's conclusion regarding China's development?
10. What are ways in which the successful achieve success?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Compare and contrast the political and economic policies of President Ronald Reagan and those of George W. Bush. How did these presidents differ in regard to their views on climate control? How did they approach the deficit and taxes differently and/or similarly?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss education in America today. How do you feel your education compares to education in countries like China or Japan, or to European nations? Do you feel there is a lack of drive in American education? Why or why not? How do the authors feel about this subject?
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