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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: God Help Us.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the difference in the budget for the "Big Dig" highway and the actual cost of it?
(a) It was budgeted at $5.6 billion and cost over $10 billion.
(b) It was budgeted at $7.8 billion and cost over $12 billion.
(c) It was budgeted at $2.6 billion and cost over $15 billion.
(d) It was budgeted at $8.4 billion and cost over $14 billion.

2. How far back do some of Bill's loyal friendships go?
(a) Thirty years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Fifty years.
(d) Forty years.

3. According to Bill, what kind of advantage do people of privilege have in finding friends?
(a) They have no advantage.
(b) They have a distinct advantage.
(c) It depends on how privileged they are.
(d) They have a slight advantage.

4. What does Bill think is an example of something that the government does well?
(a) Making laws.
(b) Enforcing laws.
(c) Spending money.
(d) Fighting wars.

5. What word does Bill use to describe nature because it points to the existence of a higher power?
(a) Inspiring.
(b) Complex.
(c) Simple.
(d) Amazing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bill find the country compared to the way it was a hundred years ago?

2. Where does Bill think the television and Internet access should be in a house with children?

3. Where is the "Big Dig" highway located that Bill uses as an example in Chapter 3?

4. What suggestion does Bill make in evaluating friends?

5. What is the key given in Chapter 2 to attracting good friendships?

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