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Question 1

Which statement best describes the economy that emerged by the mid-1990s?
 
  a. Wages were rising for manufacturing workers but falling for people like engineers.
  b. Taxes rose so rapidly that a growing proportion of the middle class was pushed below the poverty line.
  c. The ranks of the rich included large numbers of new millionaires.
  d. Incomes declined for all Americans.

Question 2

Launched in 1971, the Nasdaq
 
  a. was the centerpiece of the Microsoft Corporation.
  b. was a stock index that focused on companies in technological fields.
  c. replaced the Dow Jones as the leading stock index.
  d. gained 12,000 points in six years as America's leading stock index.



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