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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Abortions account for what percentage of Planned Parenthood Federation of America's total services?
(a) 10%.
(b) 3%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 15%.

2. Senator James Inhofe refers to global warming as what?
(a) A Republican matter.
(b) A hoax.
(c) A legitimate concern.
(d) An attempt at terrorism.

3. What refers to an economy in which the prices of goods and services are determined in a free price system?
(a) Market economy.
(b) Self-regulating economy.
(c) Economy of fairness.
(d) Democratic economy.

4. It was the conclusion of the American Society of Civil Engineers in what year that our infrastructure is poorly maintained, unable to meet current and future demands and is unsafe?
(a) 2002.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2009.
(d) 1998.

5. With whom did Bill Gates co-found his software company?
(a) Mark Zuckerberg.
(b) Paul Allen.
(c) George Kennan.
(d) Sergey Brin.

6. When was Bill Gates born?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1955.

7. When was Arne Duncan born?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1955.

8. What refers to changes to the United States tax code passed during the presidency of George W. Bush that generally lowered tax rates and revised the code specifying taxation in the United States?
(a) Republican tax revision.
(b) Cheney's tax vision.
(c) The great tax holiday.
(d) Bush tax cuts.

9. According to the authors, the major goal of the modern Democratic Party is to preserve the social networks created during whose administration?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Harry Truman.
(c) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(d) Richard Nixon.

10. According to the authors, although nearly 70 percent of high school graduates enroll in college, what percentage of those students graduate?
(a) 85%.
(b) 35%.
(c) 75%.
(d) 60%.

11. According to the authors, key to our recovery is reminding our politicians that they were elected to do the work of our country not _________________.
(a) Sell out to corporations.
(b) Raise taxes.
(c) Start wars.
(d) Get re-elected.

12. Michelle Bachmann claimed that the Obama administration was spending how much a day on a trip to India in Chapter 13: "Devaluation"?
(a) $50 million.
(b) $85 million.
(c) $10 million.
(d) $200 million.

13. When was Bill Clinton born?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1958.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1937.

14. Robert Stevenson family's business was founded in what year?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1888.
(c) 1917.
(d) 1855.

15. Senator James Inhofe serves what state?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Iowa.
(c) Oklahoma.
(d) Nebraska.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did the National Academy of Sciences issue its first warning about global warming?

2. According to the authors, Ronald Reagan was against deficits and raised taxes how many times during his eight years in office?

3. A disproportionate number of officers on what missile cruiser in the U.S. Navy are women?

4. Who do the authors assert is a political icon for the Republican Party?

5. According to the authors, the Tea Party gained strength in what year when one of its leaders declared that he had no experience in politics but added, "Look where the experts got us"?

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