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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18, When to Fight, When to Fold.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. GE pays $3.5 million as punishment for its use of PCBs. What does the money fund?
(a) Landfill cleanup.
(b) A governmental bribe.
(c) Smog cleanup.
(d) River cleanup.

2. What is the evaluation system that works well for several years, until employees find a way to "game" it?
(a) The 360-degree evaluation.
(b) The 180-degree evaluation.
(c) The 90-degree evaluation.
(d) The 6-degrees of separation.

3. Who does Jack succeed as CEO of General Electric?
(a) Jeff Immelt.
(b) Reg Jones.
(c) Roy Johnson.
(d) Harry Drickman.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, when does GE deadline its goal to become a $100 billion company with $10 billion in profits?

2. What is Jack's "Vitality Curve"?

3. Jack says it is important for managers to know when...

4. What is Jack's title at the new GE plastics plant?

5. Which phrase sums up GE's core values and expectations during Jack's reign as CEO?

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