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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12: Whatever It Is, I'm Against It.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does NATO stand for?
(a) North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
(b) North American Trade Organization.
(c) North Argentinian Treaty Organization.
(d) North African Trade Organization.
2. Who served as the 46th Vice President of the United States under George W. Bush?
(a) Al Gore.
(b) Harry Truman.
(c) Dick Cheney.
(d) Lyndon B. Johnson.
3. According to the authors, the best education is one that focuses on the three "C's." What is the third "C" discussed in Chapter 7: "Average Is Over"?
(a) Critical thinking.
(b) Athletic champions.
(c) Effective communication.
(d) Successful collaboration.
4. A team from what country won the top prize in the the 2011 Association for Computing Collegiate Programming contest?
(a) China.
(b) Iceland.
(c) Bolivia.
(d) Canada.
5. According to the authors, the economic decline of America is due to the unethical and illegal activities conducted by whom?
(a) Congressmen.
(b) The Democratic Party.
(c) Wall Street bankers.
(d) The Tea Party.
Short Answer Questions
1. What political party is James Inhofe a member of?
2. What is a proprietary voice over Internet Protocol service and software application originally created by David Somekh and owned by Microsoft since 2011?
3. 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?
4. What position does Arne Duncan currently hold?
5. 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?
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