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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. What is a browser-based operating system created by Good OS LLC, a Los Angeles-based corporation?
2. 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?
3. What does "IT" stand for?
4. According to the authors, there are six crucial elements to improving the country's educational system. What is the first?
5. According to the authors, there are six crucial elements to improving the country's educational system. What is the sixth?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 2, how do the authors describe the "Long Telegram"?
2. When did the Cold War end? What impact did this have?
3. What are the four major challenges which face the U.S. as described in Chapter 2: "Ignoring Our Problems"?
4. What are the five pillars of prosperity described by the authors in Chapter 3?
5. What are the three factors brought about by the new flat world of globalization?
6. What must be improved in American schools for students to succeed in the global market?
7. How does the author describe Tianjin, China in Chapter 1: "If You See Something, Say Something"? Why did he travel there?
8. What are employers looking for in workers today according to the authors in Chapter 5: "Help Wanted"?
9. What is Friedman's conclusion regarding China's development?
10. What do the authors assert Americans must do in order to compete?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the six crucial elements to improving education in America as discussed in Chapter 6. Do you agree that these are essential elements to quality education? Who would disagree? How are each of these elements defined, and how do we, as a nation, go about changing them?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss the different mindsets of an immigrant, waitress, and artisan. How do each of these individuals approach problem solving differently? Do you agree with the authors' assertions about creative success? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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