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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14: Expanding the Circles.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Walton kids all have to do?
(a) Study business.
(b) Jobs.
(c) Study.
(d) Play instruments.

2. Now Wal-Mart has a profit-sharing policy for their employees that is currently ___________ at the time of publication.
(a) $18 billion.
(b) $1.8 billion.
(c) $1.8 trillion.
(d) $1.8 million.

3. In the beginning, why was Sam unable to pay the associates well?
(a) He wanted to keep the money for himself.
(b) He did not think they deserved to be paid well.
(c) He had too many associates.
(d) He was too cheap.

4. Although many people have contributed to the advances in technology at Wal-Mart, who gets the lion's share of gratitude from Sam?
(a) Mike Smith.
(b) Rob Walton.
(c) David Glass.
(d) Helen Walton.

5. On what was Sam too focused?
(a) His executives.
(b) His managers.
(c) Being competitive.
(d) Himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sam believes that thanks to the superior distribution system implemented, they were able to acquire what stores seamlessly integrate the stores into the current system?

2. What would Sam do when he would drop Alice off at a horse show?

3. What did going public do to Sam's family?

4. Before Wal-Mart, what did the Waltons like to do?

5. Is Sam's deal with Alice unusual?

(see the answer key)

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