That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

Thomas Friedman
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That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

Thomas Friedman
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: Help Wanted.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who stabilized the country's economy by supporting legislation that saved capitalism and created social safety-nets like Social Security?
(a) Jimmy Carter.
(b) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(c) George W. Bush.
(d) Bill Clinton.

2. The CEO of DuPont looks for employees who have ___________, according to Chapter 5.
(a) Presence.
(b) Loyalty.
(c) Honesty.
(d) Ambition.

3. How many years before Friedman arrived was a three-hour car ride from Beijing the only way to get to the over-populated city where Tom Friedman attended the World Economic Forum summer conference?
(a) 3.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 5.

4. What is a generic designation for a family of synthetic polymers, known generically as polyamides, that were first produced on February 28, 1935, at the DuPont Experimental Station?
(a) Neoprene.
(b) Nylon.
(c) Kevlar.
(d) Vespel.

5. What is the trademark of a range of durable, high-performance, polyimide-based plastics manufactured by DuPont?
(a) Kevlar.
(b) Nylon.
(c) Vespel.
(d) Neoprene.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was Alexander Hamilton born?

3. What is the third pillar to prosperity?

4. Three factors brought about the new, flat world of globalization, according to the authors in Chapter 4: "Up in the Air." Which factor was discussed first?

5. According to the authors in Chapter 3: "Ignoring Our History," there are five pillars to prosperity that if ignored will be at America's peril. What is the first pillar?

(see the answer key)

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