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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. The author was astonished to learn that a port in what state was on the block for sale?
(a) Maine.
(b) Virginia.
(c) New York.
(d) California.

2. Kissinger served as National Security Advisor and Secretary of State under which President?
(a) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(b) George W. Bush.
(c) Bill Clinton.
(d) Richard Nixon.

3. The three sections of the Pennsylvania turnpike system total how many miles?
(a) 210.
(b) 154.
(c) 532.
(d) 581.

4. Who negotiated an Israel withdrawal from the Sinai peninsula as well as an end to the oil embargo by OPEC?
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) Henry Kissinger.
(c) Gerald Ford.
(d) James Edwards.

5. From what university did Henry Kissinger earn his A.M. and Ph.D. degrees?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) Tufts University.
(c) Yale University.
(d) Princeton University.

Short Answer Questions

1. What occupation did Barack Obama have before earning his law degree?

2. Where was John McCain born?

3. Nancy Pelosi has represented the 8th Congressional District of what state?

4. When was Scott Brown born?

5. During the Yom Kippur War, Syria and Egypt attacked territories Israel had captured in what war?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is most of the money in the American health care system tied up?

2. What does Taibbi assert as an ominous element of health care legislation?

3. What led to the end of the Yom Kippur War, as discussed in Chapter 5?

4. What changed the regulation for trust funds and pension funds, as described in Chapter 4?

5. How did the SWFs present a danger to the economy, as discussed in Chapter 5: The Outsourced Highway - Wealth Funds? When was Congress warned about the issue?

6. What was the author shocked to discover from a friend working for a SWF in Chapter 5?

7. What correlation is there between bankruptcies in the United States and the current health care system, as described in Chapter 6?

8. How are SFWs defined in Chapter 5: The Outsourced Highway - Wealth Funds?

9. Who was responsible for purchasing Chicago's parking meters, as described in Chapter 5?

10. What scenarios does the author describe for Priscilla Carillo and Robert Lukas in Chapter 4?

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