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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 is the fourth pillar to prosperity?

2. What word means to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area?

3. What is the third pillar to prosperity?

4. What was the second factor about the new, flat world of globalization discussed in Chapter 4?

5. According to the authors, there are six crucial elements to improving the country's educational system. What is the fourth?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the author describe Tianjin, China in Chapter 1: "If You See Something, Say Something"? Why did he travel there?

3. What were the results of the 2011 Association for Computing Collegiate Programming contest, according to the authors in Chapter 6: "Homework x 2 = The American Dream"?

4. What do the authors assert the CEO of DuPont seeks in employees?

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

6. What did General Martin Dempsey realize about America's soldiers in Chapter 5: "Help Wanted"?

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

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

9. How long did it take Tianjin to build the conference building?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss General Martin Dempsey and changes in the American military in the past twenty years. How has technology evolved faster than education in this sense? What specializations exist in the military that did not twenty years ago?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the importance of critical thinking in today's job market. How do the authors believe jobs will evolve in the future? Why is critical thinking so important in jobs like at DuPont and other companies? How is critical thinking needed more in the military than before?

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