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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Jack dissatisfied with his first raise?
(a) Everyone in his office got the same amount.
(b) It wasn't enough to buy the new house.
(c) The other men in his office got more.
(d) It was enough to raise his income taxes.

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

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

4. How old is Jack when he is promoted to a vice president for GE?
(a) 56.
(b) 43.
(c) 36.
(d) 23.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long were Jack and his first wife married?

3. What does Jack say in a Business Week interview that he realizes he should not change in order to make GE become more competitive?

4. How many years does Jack serve as CEO of General Electric?

5. Who instills management beliefs in Jack that include both competing and facing reality?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jack learn about discipline after he blows up one of GE's factories?

2. Why does Jack learn the game of golf?

3. When faced with the real world of bad business, what is Jack's plan of attack?

4. What are the focus and discussion of Session C meetings.

5. Why does the media begin to refer to Jack as "Neutron Jack"?

6. How do GE employees view Jack's opinion about change?

7. What is Jack's vision for GE when he takes over as CEO?

8. As Jack gets closer to GE's big leagues, what does he learn about the company's routine employee appraisals?

9. Briefly outline the trade between GE and a French government-owned electronics company and its benefit to GE.

10. How does Jack's mother teach him the value of competition?

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