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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, The People Factory.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How much was Jack's first pay raise at GE?
(a) $85 per month.
(b) $1,000 per year.
(c) $1,000 per month.
(d) $100 per month.

4. What does Jack say he learned the hard way about hiring employees with academic pedigrees?
(a) Hires from an ivy-league school always perform better.
(b) Employees without degrees will never work out for long periods of time.
(c) Where they come from is not indicative of how they will perform.
(d) It doesn't matter where they're from, it's what they look like that matters.

5. According to an employee evaluation system, which employees are passionate, innovative, open minded, and creative?
(a) Interns.
(b) A-players.
(c) Brown-nosers.
(d) Managers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the evaluation system that works well for several years, until employees find a way to "game" it?

2. Who says, "When people make mistakes, the last thing they need is discipline"?

3. How does Jack say strong teams are built?

4. What kind of employees does Jack want at GE?

5. How does Jack describe himself in Chapter 4 when he becomes a businessman?

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