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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 does Jack learn he must do in order to succeed at GE?
(a) He must learn all about the company.
(b) He must work in the boiler room with the lowest paid employees.
(c) He must go back to college for extra classes.
(d) He must practice better hiring procedures.

2. Which investments does Jack find himself explaining and quite often defending?
(a) Hard-hat construction investments.
(b) Hardware investments.
(c) Software investments.
(d) Soft value of excellence investments.

3. What is Jack's vision for GE?
(a) Spontaneity and creativity.
(b) More medical plastics to save lives.
(c) Money and more money.
(d) Success without failure.

4. Which of the following is not a job held by young Jack?
(a) Shoe salesman.
(b) Newspaper carrier.
(c) Theater janitor.
(d) Mail carrier.

5. What does Jack call the phenomenon when usually strong, self-confident managers panic and lose confidence?
(a) The R&D Report.
(b) Six Sigma.
(c) The Management Circle.
(d) The GE Vortex.

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

3. Why does Jack get frustrated with the plastics inventors?

4. Which American president called for volunteers to fill in where government's role had been reduced?

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

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