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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) Writing speeches.
(b) Programming software.
(c) Testing video games.
(d) Producing films.

2. What has Erica heard about Intercom before her interview in Chapter 14?
(a) It is a next-generation business model.
(b) It is on the cusp of a breakthrough.
(c) It is a terrible company.
(d) It is easy to rise through its ranks.

3. In Chapter 13, what term does Brooks use to describe the mechanism that tells us how we are viewed?
(a) Image monitor.
(b) Status sonor.
(c) Self-assessor.
(d) Personal review.

4. What field does Erica explore in Chapter 11?
(a) Social materialism.
(b) Literary journalism.
(c) Cultural etymology.
(d) Behavioral economics.

5. In Chapter 10, what does Harrison value above all else?
(a) Compassion.
(b) Intellect.
(c) Critical thinking.
(d) Loyalty.

6. According to Brooks in the end of Chapter 13, the end-point of limerence is what?
(a) Bliss.
(b) Enlightenment.
(c) Desire.
(d) Gratitude.

7. As Erica makes her way through the Academy, she becomes what type of person?
(a) An artist.
(b) A competitor.
(c) An organizer.
(d) An introvert.

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

9. Which tennis star does Brooks compare Erica to in Chapter 8?
(a) Rafael Nadal.
(b) John McEnroe.
(c) Venus Williams.
(d) Andre Agase.

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

11. What does Erica decide to do at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) Go back to school.
(b) Enter politics.
(c) Travel for a year.
(d) Start her own firm.

12. According to Brooks in Chapter 9, a disproportionate number of ambitious people live with what?
(a) A need for spiritual happiness.
(b) A desire to exercise.
(c) A fear of abandonment.
(d) An inflated self-image.

13. In Chapter 13, Harold ruminates that certain pagans considered what to be a god?
(a) Love.
(b) Woman.
(c) Fire.
(d) Genius.

14. According to the Rationalists, what adversely affects business?
(a) Human foibles.
(b) Imprecise accounting.
(c) War.
(d) Overarching systems.

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. What does Mark say he is in search of in Chapter 12?

2. In Chapter 8, what step does Brooks suggest is most important to decision-making?

3. In Chapter 15, North Whitehead is quoted as saying history alternated between the simpleminded and what?

4. According to Brooks in Chapter 14, what is a major issue with the human mind?

5. Where do Raymond and Erica present their proposals in Chapter 16?

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