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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Blowing the Roof Off.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do young Jack and his friends do to earn a little spare change?
(a) Mow lawns.
(b) Sweep sidewalks.
(c) Sing on the street corner.
(d) Collect bottles to exchange them for the deposit.

2. How long does it take Jack and his team to find a solution to their new plastics product?
(a) Six months.
(b) Sixteen months.
(c) Six days.
(d) Six long years.

3. What does Jack say in a Business Week interview that he realizes he should not change in order to make GE become more competitive?
(a) The company's investments in internship programs.
(b) The company's expenditures.
(c) The person he is.
(d) The company's investments abroad.

4. What kind of environment does Jack say is best for making necessary changes and modernizing the company?
(a) A business-type monarchy.
(b) Formal.
(c) A dictatorship.
(d) Informal.

5. Who says, "When people make mistakes, the last thing they need is discipline"?
(a) Coplan.
(b) Gutoff.
(c) Jack.
(d) Reed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do GE employees take Jack's view on the work environment?

2. How does Jack lose his college scholarship funded by the country club?

3. Who blows up one of GE's factories?

4. What inspires Jack to pursue his Ph.D.?

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

(see the answer key)

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