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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15: Thinking Small.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first thing Sam does?
(a) He sends his sons to investigate the town.
(b) He makes friends with those who run the town.
(c) He establishes a warehouse.
(d) He moves into the town.

2. The annual stockholders meeting is an extension of the Wal-Mart culture so that ____________.
(a) Sam can impress his investors.
(b) Investors can get a real taste for what the company is all about.
(c) Investors will want to invest more.
(d) Investors can work for Wal-Mart.

3. Sam is always looking for new and different ways to do things and takes great pleasure in ___________.
(a) Following trends.
(b) Researching trends.
(c) Starting trends.
(d) Bucking trends.

4. Why does Sam realize he must get a career job and accepts a job from JC Penney?
(a) He no longer wants to continue going to school.
(b) He needs money.
(c) He cannot afford to go to Wharton School of Finance in Pennsylvania.
(d) He cannot afford to go to Harvard Law.

5. Sam believes that he was over-blessed with the traits of ____________.
(a) Ambition and drive.
(b) Pride and jealousy.
(c) Love and kindness.
(d) Understanding and empathy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Although many people have contributed to the advances in technology at Wal-Mart, who gets the lion's share of gratitude from Sam?

2. The idea of going public is brought up by __________.

3. What does Sam give his associates and managers?

4. Where are Sam and Bud when they seriously consider the idea of going public?

5. On what does Sam concentrate?

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