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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13: Devaluation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Sarah Palin born?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1969.

2. What is a family of synthetic rubbers that are produced by polymerization of chloroprene?
(a) Neoprene.
(b) Vespel.
(c) Nylon.
(d) Kevlar.

3. 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?
(a) The development of the languages of the Internet.
(b) The Department of Homeland Security.
(c) The Internet and the World Wide Web.
(d) The personal computer.

4. When did Ronald Reagan implement his free-market economics?
(a) 1986.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1978.

5. What state does Michelle Bachmann represent in the United States House of Representatives?
(a) Alaska.
(b) Minnesota.
(c) Missouri.
(d) Wisconsin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Michelle Bachmann claimed that the Obama administration was spending how much a day on a trip to India in Chapter 13: "Devaluation"?

2. What refers to the current rise in the average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans and its projected continuation?

3. What refers to the increasingly global relationships of culture, people, and economic activity?

4. According to the authors, the best education is one that focuses on the three "C's." What is the first "C" discussed in Chapter 7: "Average Is Over"?

5. What is the third cause, according to the authors, for America's decline?

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