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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Jack describe himself in Chapter 4 when he becomes a businessman?
(a) Overwhelmed.
(b) Confident.
(c) A braggart.
(d) Insane.

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

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

4. In which two areas of CEO duties does Jack quickly see he lacks skills?
(a) Dealing with employees and insurance companies.
(b) Dealing with human resources and internship programs.
(c) Dealing with sales reps and accounts payable.
(d) Dealing with the government and media.

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

6. Why does Jack's father encourage him to learn the game of golf?
(a) It is his favorite sport.
(b) All the big shots play golf.
(c) It's cheaper to play golf than hockey.
(d) It's less violent than hockey.

7. During which holiday is Jack's replacement named?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) Hanukah.
(d) Independence Day.

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

9. What is one business in his vice president's portfolio that Jack has no interest in at all?
(a) Wind turbines.
(b) Semiconductors.
(c) Medical plastics.
(d) Petroleum conservation.

10. What is GE's TV manufacturing business traded for?
(a) A cable TV network.
(b) A satellite business.
(c) Thomson's losing medical business.
(d) France's TV manufacturing market.

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

12. What are the human resources meetings called that are held at each GE business location?
(a) Subgroup 2.
(b) Session C.
(c) Section A.
(d) Series 1.

13. How are GE's profits used in 1984?
(a) One-time bonus for all employees.
(b) Nice bonuses for upper level execs.
(c) Reinvested to improve the company's competitiveness.
(d) Raises for all employees.

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

15. Where does Jack choose to advertise his plant's new plastics?
(a) Radio, magazines, and newspapers.
(b) Radio, TV, and park benches.
(c) Radio, TV, and billboards.
(d) Internet, TV, and billboards.

Short Answer Questions

1. What price does GE pay to purchase RCA?

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

3. How does Jack learn about current events as a child?

4. What does Jack say is the only realistic form of job security?

5. What is Jack's business philosophy of the 1980s?

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