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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the learning/training curriculum show its participants?

3. In Chapter 13, when does GE deadline its goal to become a $100 billion company with $10 billion in profits?

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 is unique about GE's Crotonville training facility?

2. What is the accepted business philosophy of the 1980s?

3. What is Jack's unique approach to marketing industrial plastics in the 1970s?

4. Why is Jack disgruntled with his first $1,000 raise at GE?

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

6. What does Jack learn about "academic pedigrees"?

7. Why does Jack promote selling the GE Housewares division?

8. Describe the management team that Jack builds for GE.

9. Why does Jack want out of the semiconductor business?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the use of propaganda in nonfiction. Discuss any possible propaganda in this book.

Essay Topic 2

What is an anecdote and what is its role in nonfiction. Specifically, what is the importance of anecdotes in this story?

Essay Topic 3

Define cause and effect. Discuss the importance of cause and effect in this book.

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