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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who saw to it that returning soldiers were given an advantage for serving the country with the institution of the GI Bill of Rights?

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

4. According to the authors, there are three mindsets when thinking about being a creative creator or a creative server. What is the second?

5. Who is the co-author of the book along with Thomas L. Friedman?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are ways in which the successful achieve success?

2. What do the authors assert Americans must do in order to compete?

3. What are the three factors brought about by the new flat world of globalization?

4. What three mindsets do the authors describe for being a creative thinker?

5. What do the authors assert Americans need to do in order to keep up in today's job market?

6. What United States policy was adopted regarding the Cold War in 1946?

7. What are the six crucial elements to improving America's educational system?

8. What do the authors write about Abraham Lincoln's advancements?

9. What examples are given for America's decline in ambition?

10. When did the Cold War end? What impact did this have?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the Association for Computing Collegiate Programming contest described in Chapter 6. What did the results of the contest indicate for the authors? How has education in former Soviet countries changed?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the impact of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. How has this incident changed contemporary perceptions about nuclear power? In what ways is this disaster similar and different than that of Three Mile Island?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss George Kennan, the "Long Telegram," and the onset of the Cold War. What led to the anonymity between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.? What money was spent during the U.S. at this time? What was the impact of these new budget policies? How was trade affected?

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