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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which phrase sums up GE's core values and expectations during Jack's reign as CEO?
(a) Finding a better way every day.
(b) Looking for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
(c) Every cloud has a silver lining.
(d) What goes up, must come down.

2. When does Jack get his first pay raise at GE?
(a) After one year.
(b) After six months.
(c) After complaining.
(d) After demanding it.

3. What begins Jack's transition phase in Chapter 4?
(a) His father's death.
(b) His mother's death.
(c) His wife's death.
(d) The CEO's death.

4. Which facility does Jack want to transform into a world-class center where ideas are spread in an open environment?
(a) Fairfield.
(b) NYC.
(c) Crotonville.
(d) Boston.

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

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

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

8. How long does it take Jack and his team to find a solution to their new plastics product?
(a) Sixteen months.
(b) Six long years.
(c) Six months.
(d) Six days.

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

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

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

12. What does Jack give GE managers for empowerment?
(a) More responsibilities.
(b) Delegated authority.
(c) A worry stone.
(d) Less work.

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

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

15. What is Jack's highest level of education when he begins working at GE?
(a) Bachelor's
(b) Associate's
(c) Doctorate
(d) Master's.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jack resolve the complaint of the employees who have trained at the GE learning center?

2. In which year was Jack appointed as CEO?

3. What does Jack cut with the help of his CFO?

4. What are the 4 E's of GE leadership?

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

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