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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During his high school years, who teaches Jack the value of competition?
(a) His coach.
(b) His father.
(c) His minister.
(d) His mother.

2. How does Jack learn about current events as a child?
(a) By watching them on TV.
(b) By reading papers passengers left on his father's train.
(c) By walking several miles to the closest library.
(d) By reading comic books.

3. How long were Jack and his first wife married?
(a) 28 years.
(b) 17 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 46 years.

4. In Chapter 13, when does GE deadline its goal to become a $100 billion company with $10 billion in profits?
(a) By 1999.
(b) By 2025.
(c) By 1990.
(d) By 2000.

5. Why was Jack appointed CEO of the company?
(a) The retiring CEO believes Jack is the one who can most effectively help the company change and grow.
(b) Everyone else was fired after the scandal. Jack was the only one with seniority.
(c) No one else wanted the job.
(d) Jack was the retiring CEO's nephew.

6. What kind of employees does Jack want at GE?
(a) Devoted time-clock punchers.
(b) Self-confident entrepreneurs.
(c) All American.
(d) Cheap labor.

7. Which two new-hires become important advisers to Jack for the remainder of his career with the company?
(a) Bud and Lou.
(b) Bill and Ted.
(c) Art and Paul.
(d) Dennis and Bob.

8. How does Jack lose his college scholarship funded by the country club?
(a) He insults a club member.
(b) He shows up for work drunk.
(c) He breaks a window with a golf club.
(d) He flirts with a member's wife.

9. 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 90-degree evaluation.
(c) The 6-degrees of separation.
(d) The 180-degree evaluation.

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

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

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

13. Why does Jack choose to build fitness centers in some facilities?
(a) His employees are obese and need a workout.
(b) It is a place everyone can use and a place to exchange thoughts and ideas.
(c) He can cut employee health insurance plans.
(d) He can get an insurance kickback.

14. What is Jack's "Vitality Curve"?
(a) A cool gym added to each factory.
(b) A pitch used by Jack at company softball games.
(c) An employee evaluation system.
(d) An energy supplement Jack uses.

15. What does QMI stand for?
(a) Quick Market Intelligence.
(b) Quick Meaningful Intercommunication.
(c) Quick Market Insulators.
(d) Quick Market Interference.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Jack's first professional mentor at GE?

3. What does Jack say his book is about?

4. What company does Jack try to buy to increase GE's exposure?

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

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