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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, The Neutron Years.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Jack dissatisfied with his first raise?
(a) It wasn't enough to buy the new house.
(b) The other men in his office got more.
(c) It was enough to raise his income taxes.
(d) Everyone in his office got the same amount.

3. Who blows up one of GE's factories?
(a) Coplan.
(b) Gutoff.
(c) Drickerson.
(d) Jack.

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

5. What does Jack say his book is about?
(a) Buying his way to the top.
(b) His keen leadership abilities.
(c) Maintaining a simple approach and keeping an open mind.
(d) The wrongs he faced in corporate America.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which organization started out as a group of elitists but opened its membership and transformed into a group of volunteers?

2. Who greatly influences Jack's work ethic and fondness of current events?

3. What does Jack learn he must do in order to succeed at GE?

4. Why does Jack's father encourage him to learn the game of golf?

5. What is the response of Jack's boss when Jack complains about his first pay raise?

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