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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Iranian Revolution led to the conflict between the Sunni Muslims and what denomination of Islam?
(a) Shia Islam.
(b) Quranists.
(c) Yazdânism.
(d) Ahmadiyya.

2. When was John F. Kennedy born?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1917.
(c) 1905.
(d) 1928.

3. Who insisted that the free market would establish the correct value of the world's currencies, according to the authors in Chapter 9: "The War on Math (and the Future)"?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Milton Friedman.
(c) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(d) Lee Harvey Oswald.

4. What is the act of attempting to influence decisions made by officials in the government, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies?
(a) Protesting.
(b) Unionizing.
(c) Allegating.
(d) Lobbying.

5. When did Ronald Reagan implement his free-market economics?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1986.

6. In March 2010, the majority of the finalists of the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search were the children of immigrants from where?
(a) Bolivia and Kenya.
(b) Mexico and Australia.
(c) Germany and Canada.
(d) China and India.

7. When did the Iranian Revolution take place?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1979.

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

9. Paul O'Neill served as the 72nd United States Secretary of the Treasury for part of what U.S. President's first term?
(a) Ronald Reagan's.
(b) Bill Clinton's.
(c) George W. Bush's.
(d) Barack Obama's.

10. Michelle Bachmann dropped out of the bid for U.S. Presidency during the 2012 campaign after coming in sixth in what caucus?
(a) Iowa.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Wyoming.
(d) Idaho.

11. Who tried to imagine what it would have been like if there had been a 24/7 cable news cycle when the Constitution was being written in Chapter 12: "Whatever It Is, I'm Against It"?
(a) Dick Cheney.
(b) Milton Friedman.
(c) Lindsay Graham.
(d) George W. Bush.

12. By 2016, the gross national debt is estimated to be how much, according to the authors in Chapter 9: "The War on Math (and the Future)"?
(a) $16 trillion.
(b) $2.8 trillion.
(c) $950 billion.
(d) $8 trillion.

13. When was Sarah Palin born?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1964.

14. When did George H. W. Bush's presidency begin?
(a) 1981.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1993.

15. 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"?
(a) 2008.
(b) 2010.
(c) 2003.
(d) 2005.

Short Answer Questions

1. Secretary of the Treasury Paul O'Neill tried to warn who that the tax cuts the administration planned would pose a threat to the economy?

2. Senator James Inhofe serves what state?

3. The Three Mile Island accident was a nuclear meltdown which occurred at the Three Mile Island power plant in what state?

4. According to the authors, the economic decline of America is due to the unethical and illegal activities conducted by whom?

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

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