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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. Eventually, Arend will become Wal-Mart's first ___________.
(a) Vice president of operations and later its president of operations.
(b) Manager of operations and later vice president of operations.
(c) Chief executive of technology and later it president of operations.
(d) Vice president of advertising and later it president of advertising.

2. Did Sam have revenge on his mind when he did this?
(a) Only at first.
(b) Yes.
(c) No.
(d) Possibly.

3. What does each store still apply?
(a) Their own building model.
(b) The same basic philosophies that were integtral in the firs few stores.
(c) The same building model.
(d) Their own philosophies.

4. What does Sam do everywhere he travels?
(a) He has to fight the competition.
(b) He has to check out the competition.
(c) He has to visit friends.
(d) He has to promote his business.

5. Although Sam is a small man at only 130 pounds, he works very hard and gets his letter in the sport of ___________.
(a) Basketball.
(b) Football.
(c) Tennis.
(d) Baseball.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what does Sam not want to deal that plague stores in bigger cities?

2. Since the beginning, Sam has been extremely connected as __________.

3. For what do Sam and his upper management team look in the smaller stores?

4. By 1974, Wal-Mart has how many stores?

5. In 1939, he meets Hugh Mattingly who owns _____________.

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