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

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 | Eight Week Quiz B

Thomas Friedman
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: Up in the Air.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Approximately when did the Cold War begin?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1934.

2. 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) 5.
(d) 12.

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

4. The world-class high-speed train in China traveled how many miles per hour?
(a) 72.
(b) 88.
(c) 105.
(d) 167.

5. According to the author, what train in his Maryland hometown had been under construction for almost a year for modernization?
(a) Cosmorail.
(b) Electrorail.
(c) Metrorail.
(d) Urbanrail.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Tom Friedman travel to China for the World Economic Forum summer conference?

2. Who is the co-author of the book along with Thomas L. Friedman?

3. When was the "Long Telegram" produced?

4. 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?

5. What is the fifth pillar to prosperity?

(see the answer key)

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