The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Ben Mezrich
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 102 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Ben Mezrich
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 102 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. _________ volunteered to help the computer experts at Harvard create a better computer system.

2. Mark was insistent that he exposed the lack of _________ to the computer experts at the university.

3. At what library did Tyler, Cameron, and Divya all meet?

4. From whom did Mark receive an email, asking him to be a part of the new social networking build?

5. How long did it take Mark to complete his site, according to the article in the Crimson?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Eduardo and his brother make the $300,000 that they made?

2. What did Mark have to say in response to the release of his website, as seen on his blog entry?

3. What did Eduardo think happened between the twins and Mark?

4. What did the twins offer to Mark in exchange for his programming skills and expertise?

5. What was the one thing that was listed on every page of the site so that everyone knew this fact?

6. What did the Winklevoss twins look like, as described in the first part of this section?

7. What did Mark learn about Divya and Tyler when he showed the email to Eduardo?

8. What did Eduardo get recognized for when he was at the first Phoenix gathering at the start of the book?

9. What did Mark tell the reporter at the Crimson about the new site that he created and how long it took him to complete?

10. Why was Mark's actions in downloading the facebooks of other dorms not technically legal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mark feels inspired by the words that Bill Gates shares at the lecture at Harvard, especially about dropping out of college and about AI.

Part 1: Do you think it's necessary to have a high class education to succeed in life?

Part 2: Why do you think Bill Gates inspires Mark?

Part 3: What person would inspire you to do more with your life?

Essay Topic 2

Mark doesn't take meetings with the investors very seriously, and it shows when he and Eduardo begin to meet with them.

Part 1: Why do you think that Mark isn't interested in investors?

Part 2: How would you behave if you were in an investor meeting?

Part 3: Do you think that Mark needs to grow up in order to make Facebook interesting to investors?

Essay Topic 3

In the end, Mark settles with the twins and with Eduardo, though the settlement amounts are not published.

Part 1: Do you agree that the settlement was a good idea?

Part 2: Why do you think Eduardo's name is back on the masthead of Facebook?

Part 3: How do you think Facebook has been changed by the legal proceedings?

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