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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: Average Is Over.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Cold War came to an end in what year?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1989.
(c) 2001.
(d) 1994.

2. 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) Kevlar.
(b) Neoprene.
(c) Vespel.
(d) Nylon.

3. When was Martin Dempsey born?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1972.

4. What refers to an altruistic concern for human welfare and advancement, usually manifested by donations of money, property, or work to needy persons?
(a) Philanthropy.
(b) Disanthropy.
(c) Charity.
(d) Obscurity.

5. What does NATO stand for?
(a) North American Trade Organization.
(b) North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
(c) North African Trade Organization.
(d) North Argentinian Treaty Organization.

Short Answer Questions

1. The CEO of DuPont looks for employees who have ___________, according to Chapter 5.

2. What type of education do the authors assert is superior to one with a narrow focus in Chapter 7: "Average Is Over"?

3. What word means to give (a person) the right to do or have something; qualify?

4. What is a family of synthetic rubbers that are produced by polymerization of chloroprene?

5. Who insisted that his own gravestone be marked with the fact that he had founded the University of Virginia?

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