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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. ________ couldn't figure out why the cops had been called to a party, as it was a typical party.

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

3. What did the twins have to head away for during the launch of their new site?

4. Sean Parker believed the _________ of a project needed to be active and involved in the beginning of the launch.

5. Many investors were hinting at ________-figure investments, but no one had given a concrete offer yet.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What would Eduardo receive as a result of the investment from Peter Thiel?

3. What happened after Eduardo's first day at his internship at the investment banking firm?

4. What did Sean say might have destroyed the company, which helped talk Mark into pushing Eduardo out of thefacebook?

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

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

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

8. What was Mark's attitude about the legal issue between himself and Eduardo?

9. What were the future plans about opening up Facebook, according to Sean and Mark?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Eduardo, as a part of his initiation, has to carry around a chicken and keep it alive.

Part 1: Do you think carrying around a chicken shows that a person is group material?

Part 2: Why do you think sororities and other groups make students do such strange things?

Part 3: How do you think you would have cared for the chicken?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Sean Parker is a genius, but he also caused a lot of problems in his own company building.

Part 1: Why do you think Sean has had so many troubles in the past with his businesses?

Part 2: Do you think that Sean is someone that Mark should use as an ally?

Part 3: How do you think Sean's influence could hurt Facebook?

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