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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 did the Iranian Revolution take place?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1954.

2. What position has Martin Dempsey held since October, 2011?
(a) Vice President.
(b) Head of Pentagon Security.
(c) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
(d) Speaker of the House.

3. When did Tom Friedman travel to China for the World Economic Forum summer conference?
(a) August 2011.
(b) September, 2010.
(c) July, 2008.
(d) June, 2009.

4. What is the second pillar to prosperity?
(a) Our infrastructure must be continually maintained and modernized.
(b) Public education must be provided for more and more Americans.
(c) Private economic activity must have necessary regulations.
(d) The doors to immigration must be kept open.

5. According to the authors, there are six crucial elements to improving the country's educational system. What is the second?
(a) Taxpayers willing to support education.
(b) Better teachers and principals.
(c) Politicians who support education.
(d) Involved parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the authors, by ending the Cold War, America opened the global door to how many more people who would be living like us and would be competing for our jobs?

2. When was Paul O'Neill born?

3. 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"?

4. Google was founded by Larry Page and what other individual?

5. When was Michelle Bachmann born?

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