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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Epilogue, what does Jack once again stress as important to growing a business?
(a) Globalization.
(b) Customer service.
(c) Increasing pay.
(d) Reducing waste.

2. What is Gary Wendt's nickname?
(a) The God of Google.
(b) The Priest of Growth.
(c) The Prince of Growth.
(d) The Kasbah of Cash.

3. What does Jack learn when he makes a trip to the company's facilities in Japan?
(a) The women working there did not meet his standards.
(b) Japanese women don't want to work for GE.
(c) There are only 3 women holding key positions.
(d) There are already 14 women holding key positions.

4. Which scandalous investment banking firm does GE buy?
(a) Paine-Webber.
(b) Kidder, Peabody.
(c) Neiman, Marcus.
(d) Chase, Manhattan.

5. Which aspect of GE's business is most successful in India?
(a) Financial services.
(b) Appliances.
(c) Lighting.
(d) Medical systems.

6. Who sets the tone in a company and shares the best ideas and knowledge?
(a) Human resources.
(b) The corporate attorney.
(c) The CEO.
(d) The employees.

7. Where is the meeting held in which Jack gave his farewell speech?
(a) Fairfield.
(b) Crotonville.
(c) Boca Raton.
(d) Fairview.

8. How does Jack learn to play golf?
(a) By watching videos during work hours.
(b) He took lessons from Rooney.
(c) Reg Jones taught him to play.
(d) By watching others while working as a caddy.

9. Who transforms GE Capital from a purely financial business into a thriving business that uses deal-making for operational skills?
(a) Interns.
(b) Members of Elfun.
(c) Talent from GE's industrial business.
(d) Former college classmates of Jack's.

10. Which three TV shows turn around the entertainment sector of the GE-owned company?
(a) Roseanne, 20/20 and L.A. Law.
(b) Designing Women, 60 Minutes, and The Jeffersons.
(c) Frasier, Friends, and ER.
(d) The Simpsons, Married with Children, and Get a Life.

11. What does Jack want to take out of the process of selecting a successor?
(a) Politics and bribery.
(b) Politics and insecurity.
(c) Politics and divisiveness.
(d) Politics and temptation.

12. What does Jack say that honesty and single agendas build?
(a) Trouble to the bank account.
(b) Better relationships.
(c) A boring work environment.
(d) Mutiny.

13. When does the list of candidates for Jack's successor narrow to the final three?
(a) In 1999.
(b) In 1998.
(c) In 1995.
(d) In 2000.

14. Which aspect of the business complementary to GE fits well with GE's aircraft engine industry?
(a) Wireless electronics.
(b) Repair shops for plane engines.
(c) TV picture tube manufacturing.
(d) High-tech avionics.

15. What allows GE to expand markets and find new customers?
(a) E-mail.
(b) Easy Internet advertising.
(c) E-business.
(d) Equal Opportunity Act.

Short Answer Questions

1. As GE begins redefining its markets, which industry is the first to be reorganized?

2. Who is recruited to help GE's online presence?

3. What does Jack decide is the best way to differentiate GE from Japanese companies?

4. By May 2001, which established TV show is Jack's competing with directly?

5. On which network does Jack host his own show?

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