The Monitor's Weekly News Quiz, Feb. 3-10, 2012
Students in the Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology lab demonstrate the process of making silicon wafers. (Alfredo Sosa /Staff)
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Question 1 of 10
1. US manufacturing has been shrinking for decades, but President Obama is advocating "advanced manufacturing" to help revive the economy. What is "advanced manufacturing"?
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Manufacturing plants that require more skilled labor. |
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Plants that produce high tech gadgets. |
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Plants that use the newest technology for both products and the processes to make those products. |
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Plants that make a better mouse trap, faster. |
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