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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jack move to when he's promoted as one of five sector executives?
(a) Fairbanks.
(b) Fairchild.
(c) Fairfield.
(d) Fairton.

2. Who submits his resignation immediately after the announcement that Jack has been named CEO?
(a) Reg Jones.
(b) Bill Druckerman.
(c) Roy Johnson.
(d) Paolo Fresco.

3. Which company originally used QMI?
(a) Chrysler.
(b) Ford.
(c) Target.
(d) Wal-Mart.

4. 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.

5. What price does GE pay to purchase RCA?
(a) $6.3 million.
(b) $6.3 billion.
(c) $3.6 billion.
(d) $3.6 million.

6. What company does Jack try to buy to increase GE's exposure?
(a) Fox News Network.
(b) Cox Communications.
(c) Sun Records.
(d) NPR Radio.

7. What brings about a business-altering deal for GE in the mid 1980s?
(a) Cable television.
(b) HD TV requirements.
(c) The Japanese threat.
(d) Federal aid to companies.

8. Which magazine features Jacks "No. 1 or No. 2" strategy in a cover story?
(a) Newsweek.
(b) USA Today.
(c) Forbes.
(d) Time.

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

10. What is Jack's title at the new GE plastics plant?
(a) Publicity Director.
(b) Human Resources Director.
(c) General Manager.
(d) President and CEO.

11. What expands GE's semiconductor, aerospace, and TV set business?
(a) HD TV requirements.
(b) The purchase of RCA.
(c) Federal aid to companies.
(d) The Japanese.

12. Which organization started out as a group of elitists but opened its membership and transformed into a group of volunteers?
(a) Unicef.
(b) Elfun.
(c) United Way.
(d) Boy Scouts of America.

13. Which electrical insulator is deemed a hazardous material by the EPA?
(a) PYTs.
(b) BBCs.
(c) PCPs.
(d) BCBs.

14. In addition to being self-confident, what else does Jack believe is a large part of leadership?
(a) Winning at least 90 percent of the time.
(b) Being able to relax.
(c) Building self-confidence in others.
(d) Knowing how to get others to do what you want.

15. How many years does Jack serve as CEO of General Electric?
(a) 20.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 30.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack give GE managers for empowerment?

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

3. What is one business in his vice president's portfolio that Jack has no interest in at all?

4. Which GE business sold was the largest aerospace deal in history when it occurred in 1988?

5. Who does Jack succeed as CEO of General Electric?

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