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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which country's air force benefits from laundered GE money?
(a) Iran.
(b) Israel.
(c) United States.
(d) Afghanistan.
2. Who does Jack defeat in a 36-hole golf match played in Nantucket?
(a) Warren Buffet.
(b) Bill Gates.
(c) Frank Rooney.
(d) Scott McNealy.
3. Jack says China is more than a market. What does he say it is?
(a) A huge obstacle.
(b) Not worth selling into.
(c) A political obstacle.
(d) A fast-growing competitor.
4. As Jack attempts to buy the business that complements GE in various areas, what stumbling block does he face?
(a) Congressional inquiries.
(b) The American Anti-Trust Act.
(c) The Superfund Act.
(d) The European Commission.
5. What claim against GE does the Department of Justice investigate in 1991?
(a) Price-fixing of diamonds.
(b) Price-fixing of TVs.
(c) Price-fixing of stereos.
(d) Price-fixing of home surround sound systems.
6. How many years before his planned retirement does Jack begin the process of selecting a successor?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 7 weeks.
(c) 7 months.
(d) 7 days.
7. To which former U.S. president was Roger Ailes a political adviser?
(a) George H.W. Bush.
(b) George W. Bush.
(c) Ronald Regan.
(d) Gerald Ford.
8. How many candidates does Jack start with in 1994 as he seeks his successor?
(a) 25.
(b) 23.
(c) 19.
(d) 8.
9. Which medical equipment becomes the fastest selling CT scan, with a tube life of 500,000 scans?
(a) The LightSpeed CT.
(b) Speed the Light CT.
(c) The Speed of Light CT.
(d) The Lightening Speed CT.
10. What is GE's only truly global business in the 1980s?
(a) Finances.
(b) Credit.
(c) Plastics.
(d) Televisions.
11. What does Larry Bossidy present on Jack's behalf at the CEC meeting?
(a) Six Sigma.
(b) Six Flags.
(c) Six Degrees.
(d) Six Pence.
12. If bureaucracy strangles, what does informality do?
(a) Also strangles.
(b) Liberates.
(c) Chokes.
(d) Runs away.
13. Which aspect of GE's business is most successful in India?
(a) Appliances.
(b) Medical systems.
(c) Financial services.
(d) Lighting.
14. How does Jack plan to select a successor that the board will unite behind?
(a) By adding himself to the board upon his retirement.
(b) By asking the board nicely to support his successor.
(c) By deeply involving the board in the selection process.
(d) By creating new board positions.
15. What does Jack learn when he makes a trip to the company's facilities in Japan?
(a) There are only 3 women holding key positions.
(b) There are already 14 women holding key positions.
(c) Japanese women don't want to work for GE.
(d) The women working there did not meet his standards.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who sets the tone in a company and shares the best ideas and knowledge?
2. Who is recruited to help GE's online presence?
3. When GE bought RCA in 1985, which national television station was included in the deal?
4. Who earns the title "Father of GE Global Activity"?
5. When Jack reflects on things that worked for him as CEO, what tops his list?
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