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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. As Jack expands GE into globalization, what happens to U.S. jobs and facilities?

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

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

4. Where is Jack's successor introduced?

5. Which golf pro does Jack beat in a 1998 game?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss GE's charge of PCB contamination and its result.

2. What are Jack's predictions about business with China?

3. What does Jack tell General Electric employees in his final farewell address to them?

4. What is GE's first attempt at globalization in India and what is the outcome?

5. How and why does e-business affect GE's customer service.

6. When does Jack begin the search for his successor, and how does he want to change the process of finding the company's next CEO?

7. What entertainment dilemmas face GE through NBC in the 1990s?

8. Who is Jack's successor and where is he introduced?

9. Discuss the rankings of GE's television stations CNBC, MSNBC and NBC in 2001. Why is NBC's ranking important?

10. As Jack reflects on his GE career, what qualities does he consider to be successful in business?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the importance of objective writing to nonfiction. Is Jack: Straight from the Gut objectively written? Support your answer with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss discipline as a theme in Jack: Straight from the Gut.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss success as a theme in Jack: Straight from the Gut.

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