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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 percent of Tea Party Republicans say there is no evidence of global warming, according to the authors in Chapter 10: "The War of Physics and Other Good Things"?

2. When was Arne Duncan born?

3. How many times does the term "Jihad" appear in the Quran?

4. When was Michelle Bachmann born?

5. 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)"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the authors describe partisan politics in Chapter 12: "Whatever It Is, I'm Against It"?

2. What do the authors say regarding America's borrowing power?

3. What examples do the authors make of Wendy Kopp and Robert Stevenson?

4. What did Arne Duncan relate about American education?

5. How do the authors describe the loss of moral values in America in Chapter 13: "Devaluation"?

6. What do the authors assert about America's challenge with climate change in Chapter 8: "This Is Our Due"?

7. When did the crisis take place on Three Mile Island as described in Chapter 10?

8. What do the authors assert as the reason Paul O'Neill was fired?

9. Who are examples used by the authors to demonstrate great success in Chapter 14?

10. How are the finalists in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search described in Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the importance of critical thinking in today's job market. How do the authors believe jobs will evolve in the future? Why is critical thinking so important in jobs like at DuPont and other companies? How is critical thinking needed more in the military than before?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the impact of outsourcing on the American economy and job market. When did outsourcing begin to impact the American economy? How has it evolved? How are American jobs impacted by companies moving to India, China, or elsewhere?

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