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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Jack attempts to buy the business that complements GE in various areas, what stumbling block does he face?
(a) The Superfund Act.
(b) The European Commission.
(c) Congressional inquiries.
(d) The American Anti-Trust Act.

2. When GE bought RCA in 1985, which national television station was included in the deal?
(a) CNN.
(b) NBC.
(c) ABC.
(d) CBS.

3. If bureaucracy strangles, what does informality do?
(a) Runs away.
(b) Chokes.
(c) Also strangles.
(d) Liberates.

4. Who does Golf Digest rank as the Number 2 CEO golfer?
(a) Jack Welch.
(b) Reg Jones.
(c) Scott McNealy.
(d) Bill Gates.

5. As Jack expands GE into globalization, what happens to U.S. jobs and facilities?
(a) They are shut down completely.
(b) Nothing changes.
(c) They are reduced.
(d) They flourish.

6. What does GE reduce with its Internet sales?
(a) Customer satisfaction.
(b) Loss.
(c) Paper.
(d) Profits.

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

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

9. What most improves Jack's golf game?
(a) Private lessons from Tiger Woods.
(b) Motivational yoga before hitting the greens.
(c) Watching golf videos throughout the week.
(d) Breaking down the mechanics to teach his wife.

10. What kind of acquisitions does Jack pass up in the late 1990s?
(a) Work-from-home companies.
(b) High-tech companies.
(c) Grant-funded companies.
(d) Women-owned companies.

11. Which India-based company becomes a GE partner in developing low-end, low-cost medical systems products?
(a) Phillips.
(b) Siemens.
(c) Wipro.
(d) India, Inc.

12. How do local utility engineers use GE's power systems home pages?
(a) To compare the price of turbines.
(b) To compare the cost of fueling turbines.
(c) To compare heat rate and fuel burn in turbines.
(d) To compare the cost of heating turbines.

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

14. Who is the judge in hearings related to GE's purchase of the company that complements GE in various areas?
(a) The defense attorney.
(b) The prosecutor.
(c) The leader of the House of Representatives.
(d) The Senate.

15. Who co-wrote the book that blames Jack for the broadcast company's failure?
(a) Grant Tinker.
(b) David Letterman.
(c) Jay Leno.
(d) Tom Brokaw.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack want to take out of the process of selecting a successor?

2. What does Larry Bossidy present on Jack's behalf at the CEC meeting?

3. What was the single biggest obstacle facing the television station now owned by GE?

4. When does David Letterman move his show to CBS?

5. How much has the PCB levels in fish dropped since the congressional act?

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