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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10: The War of Physics and Other Good Things.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the second factor about the new, flat world of globalization discussed in Chapter 4?
(a) The Internet and the World Wide Web.
(b) The Department of Homeland Security.
(c) The personal computer.
(d) The development of the languages of the Internet.

2. According to the authors, there are six crucial elements to improving the country's educational system. What is the fourth?
(a) Involved parents.
(b) Politicians who support education.
(c) Taxpayers willing to support education.
(d) Business leaders committed to raising standards.

3. How many of the top ten prizes were awarded to Russian teams in the the 2011 Association for Computing Collegiate Programming contest?
(a) 2.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 5.

4. When did the Three Mile Island accident occur?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1979.

5. Who saw to it that returning soldiers were given an advantage for serving the country with the institution of the GI Bill of Rights?
(a) Harry Truman.
(b) John F. Kennedy.
(c) Richard Nixon.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the authors, there are six crucial elements to improving the country's educational system. What is the second?

3. When was the Ayatollah Khomeini born?

4. What was the third factor discussed about the new, flat world of globalization?

5. What percent of Tea Party Republicans say there is no evidence of global warming, according to the authors in Chapter 10: "The War of Physics and Other Good Things"?

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