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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, The Neutron Years.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jack move to when he's promoted as one of five sector executives?
(a) Fairton.
(b) Fairbanks.
(c) Fairchild.
(d) Fairfield.

2. What company does Jack try to buy to increase GE's exposure?
(a) Fox News Network.
(b) Sun Records.
(c) NPR Radio.
(d) Cox Communications.

3. What does Jack say he learned the hard way about hiring employees with academic pedigrees?
(a) Where they come from is not indicative of how they will perform.
(b) Employees without degrees will never work out for long periods of time.
(c) Hires from an ivy-league school always perform better.
(d) It doesn't matter where they're from, it's what they look like that matters.

4. How does the plastics industry fare in the 1970s?
(a) It grows fast.
(b) It almost falls through completely.
(c) One small flaw breaks the whole industry.
(d) Environmental concerns halt plastics production.

5. Which of the following is not a job held by young Jack?
(a) Newspaper carrier.
(b) Mail carrier.
(c) Theater janitor.
(d) Shoe salesman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack cut with the help of his CFO?

2. Which American president called for volunteers to fill in where government's role had been reduced?

3. What is Jack's highest level of education when he begins working at GE?

4. What was the accepted business philosophy of the 1980s?

5. How much was Jack's first pay raise at GE?

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