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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, Too Full of Myself.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nickname does the media pin on Jack?
(a) Neutron Jack.
(b) Neuron Jack.
(c) Jackie Neutron.
(d) Jimmy Neutron.

2. To whom does GE sell its investment banking firm?
(a) Paine-Webber.
(b) Kidder, Peabody.
(c) Chase, Manhattan.
(d) Carpenter-Welch.

3. What does Jack cut with the help of his CFO?
(a) Lots of factory jobs.
(b) Lots of health care expenses.
(c) Extra money spent for family insurance benefits.
(d) Bureaucracy and non-essential internal data.

4. Once the investment banking firm situation is stabilized, who takes over?
(a) Mike Carpenter.
(b) Si Cathcart.
(c) Jack Webber.
(d) Jack Welch.

5. What service began in 1993 to help dealers sell their appliances?
(a) In-house financing.
(b) Store credit.
(c) GE Credit Corp.
(d) Visa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the key to Jack's solution as he addresses the complaint expressed by trainees at GE's learning center?

2. Which two new-hires become important advisers to Jack for the remainder of his career with the company?

3. Who throws a huge party for Jack to introduce him to important people?

4. How does Jack resolve the complaint of the employees who have trained at the GE learning center?

5. What kind of acquisitions does Jack pass up in the late 1990s?

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