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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the same day Harold meets Erica, his friend, Mark, offers him a job doing what?
(a) Programming software.
(b) Testing video games.
(c) Producing films.
(d) Writing speeches.

2. In a theory quoted at the end of Chapter 14, a company sick inside does what?
(a) Has an innovative breakthrough.
(b) Relies of government subsidies.
(c) Gets sicker and dies.
(d) Realligns itself.

3. In Chapter 9, what do both sides of Erica's family expect of her after the Academy?
(a) She will go to an Ivy League school.
(b) She will live in China.
(c) She will stay near her family.
(d) She will join the military.

4. What issue do the insurgents of Chapter 16 have after they produce their proposals?
(a) How do they get them to the CEO.
(b) Who will review them.
(c) Who they will benefit.
(d) Which member will present them.

5. When do Erica, Raymond, and the other insurgents discuss reforms everyday?
(a) In a covert meeting.
(b) At breakfast.
(c) At lunch.
(d) At a bar after work.

6. Who eventually defends Erica's choice to leave for college in Chapter 9?
(a) Her grandfather.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her father.

7. How does Brooks describe Erica's immediate family in Chapter 7?
(a) Downwardly mobile.
(b) Hardworking.
(c) Fiercely religious.
(d) A melting pot.

8. How long is the memo the insurgents produce in Chapter 16?
(a) 23 pages.
(b) 100 pages.
(c) One page.
(d) They produce no memo.

9. When Walter Mischel repeated his marshmallow experiment year later, what did he use instead of a marshmallow?
(a) A gummi bear.
(b) A ham sandwich.
(c) A sardine.
(d) An Oreo.

10. What institution does Herold begin working for in Chapter 15?
(a) The Historical Society.
(b) The Peace Corps.
(c) GE.
(d) The University of Maryland.

11. Why is Harold's advice to Erica initially unhelpful in Chapter 15?
(a) He is too ambitious in his viewpoints.
(b) He is no longer part of the business world.
(c) He is jealous of Raymond.
(d) He sides with Taggard.

12. In Chapter 9, Erica determines that society is a series of overlying what?
(a) Interests.
(b) Incentives.
(c) Ideologies.
(d) Networks.

13. Which of the following is not an acquisition Taggart makes for Intercom?
(a) A television company.
(b) An appliance store.
(c) A video game developer.
(d) A biotech firm.

14. According to a study quoted in Chapter 7, ninety percent of couples that have children plan to do what?
(a) Graduate college.
(b) Get married.
(c) Move in together,
(d) Attend church.

15. In Chapter 10, Brooks talks about Karl Popper's theory of what?
(a) Sharks and pandas.
(b) Valentines and vices.
(c) Clock and clouds.
(d) Mounts and burrows.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Rationalists, what adversely affects business?

2. What does Harold feel takes over his life in Chapter 13?

3. Which word is the closest synonym to limerence?

4. Why is Erica not let into New Hope at the beginning of Chapter 7?

5. Which tennis star does Brooks compare Erica to in Chapter 8?

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