Question 1
Known as a fiscal conservative, Jimmy Carter proposed to revive the American economy with all of the following, EXCEPT:
a. raising interest rates
b. cutting taxes
c. trimming federal spending
d. rewriting financial regulations
Question 2
What triggered the seizing of American hostages in the American embassy in Iran?
a. The shah of Iran was admitted to an American hospital for cancer treatments.
b. The Iranian secret police uncovered an American plot to provide support for the opposition, led by the Ayatollah Khomeini.
c. American oil executives announced they would not buy any Iranian oil until Iran restored its shah to the throne.
d. The FBI had arrested the Iranian ambassador to the United States as a spy.