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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. Who was the person/investor who decided to sink another $18,000 in the company in order to help the summer work?

2. Facebook had the potential to be as big as _______ and Microsoft, according to this section of the book.

3. How many schools was thefacebook already in at this point of the book?

4. The Facebook team was thinking about adding a feature: a live _________, which would help members see what was happening.

5. Eduardo wanted to talk about how they could get __________ in order to start generating money from the site.

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the genius of thefacebook when it was first introduced to the student population?

2. What did Eduardo think about the cease and desist letter that Mark received from the Winklevoss twins?

3. Why did the twins think they were at a serious disadvantage when launching their site - ConnectU?

4. What were some of Eduardo's concerns about thefacebook as the summer dragged on?

5. What was the financial status of thefacebook at this point of the book?

6. What would Mark need if he were faced with a lawsuit against the twins, even though Sean thought it was baseless?

7. Who was to blame for throwing Sean Parker out of Plaxo, something that would eventually be used for revenge?

8. What eventually happened to Napster, according to the book's version of events?

9. What happened after the crew competition in England which showed the twins just how powerful thefacebook had become?

10. What did Eduardo do when he felt that Mark was continuing to ignore him and his concerns?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The president of Harvard is uninterested by the issues that the twins have with Mark and decides to tell them to handle the matter on their own time.

Part 1: Do you think Mark's actions should be a concern for Harvard?

Part 2: Why do you think the twins thought the president of the university would help them?

Part 3: Who would you go to if you were in the twins' position? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Mark admits that he led the twins on, but that he didn't sign anything, so he doesn't take the cease and desist letter seriously.

Part 1: Do you think you would have reacted differently if you'd received a cease and desist letter?

Part 2: Why do you think Mark decided to be less affected by the letter?

Part 3: How do you think a person needs to respond to a letter like this?

Essay Topic 3

The twins find out that Mark is launching another site and they are furious with him.

Part 1: Do you think the twins have a right to be angry?

Part 2: Do you think that their idea was intellectual property or just a fun idea?

Part 3: Why do you think Mark didn't let the twins know about his other project?

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