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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote a cable that became known as the "Long Telegram"?
(a) Ed Rendell.
(b) Michael Mandelbaum.
(c) Richard Nixon.
(d) George Kennan.

2. According to the authors, the best education is one that focuses on the three "C's." What is the second "C" discussed in Chapter 7: "Average Is Over"?
(a) Effective communication.
(b) Successful collaboration.
(c) Critical thinking.
(d) Athletic champions.

3. The Tea Party movement has sponsored protests and supported political candidates since what year?
(a) 2002.
(b) 1997.
(c) 2007.
(d) 1992.

4. According to the authors, there are six crucial elements to improving the country's educational system. What is the fifth?
(a) Students who are ready to learn while sitting in the classroom.
(b) Taxpayers willing to support education.
(c) Politicians who support education.
(d) Business leaders committed to raising standards.

5. Who was Facebook founded by?
(a) Bill Gates.
(b) Mark Zuckerberg.
(c) Al Gore.
(d) Sergey Brin.

6. Three factors brought about the new, flat world of globalization, according to the authors in Chapter 4: "Up in the Air." Which factor was discussed first?
(a) The development of the languages of the Internet.
(b) The Internet and the World Wide Web.
(c) The personal computer.
(d) The Department of Homeland Security.

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

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

9. What is the third major challenge that America faces?
(a) How to manage rising energy consugemption and increasing climate threats.
(b) How to cope with soaring budget deficits.
(c) How to adapt to globalization.
(d) How to adjust to the IT revolution.

10. What is the largest professional organization and largest labor union in the United States, representing public school teachers and other support personnel, faculty and staffers at colleges and universities, retired educators, and college students preparing to become teachers?
(a) The National Education Association.
(b) The American Learning Campaign.
(c) The Education Union.
(d) The Teacher's and Professor's Union.

11. The CEO of DuPont looks for employees who have ___________, according to Chapter 5.
(a) Loyalty.
(b) Honesty.
(c) Ambition.
(d) Presence.

12. What is the fourth pillar to prosperity?
(a) The doors to immigration must be kept open.
(b) Public education must be provided for more and more Americans.
(c) Basic research and development must be supported by the government.
(d) Private economic activity must have necessary regulations.

13. What is the second major challenge that America faces?
(a) How to adapt to globalization.
(b) How to adjust to the IT revolution.
(c) How to manage rising energy consugemption and increasing climate threats.
(d) How to cope with soaring budget deficits.

14. In the context of United States constitutional interpretation, what is a principle of interpretation that tries to discover the original meaning or intent of the constitution?
(a) Nationalism.
(b) Originalism.
(c) Atheism.
(d) Communism.

15. According to the authors, Americans have to recognize that when a company moves off-shore or outsources many of its functions, we are not only losing current jobs but also __________.
(a) Market stagnation.
(b) Past wages.
(c) Jobs of the future.
(d) Job apprehension.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was Martin Dempsey born?

3. What is a device that can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link while moving around a wide geographic area?

4. How much time did it take to erect the conference building which housed the World Economic Forum summer conference?

5. The Cold War came to an end in what year?

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