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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Erica when she becomes CEO of Intercom?
(a) 23.
(b) 47.
(c) 32.
(d) 60.

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

3. What nearly happened to Erica at age 10?
(a) She nearly lost her mother.
(b) She nearly got arrested.
(c) She was nearly sent to China.
(d) She nearly died.

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

5. According to Brooks in Chapter 14, what is a major issue with the human mind?
(a) Its prejudices.
(b) Its overconfidence.
(c) Its blood circulation.
(d) Its processing speed.

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

7. Which of the following is not a culture Erica immerses herself in at college?
(a) Psychology.
(b) History.
(c) Sociology.
(d) Literature.

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

9. Which of the following is an activity that Harold and Erica put off because of their busy schedules in Chapter 14?
(a) Changing light bulbs.
(b) Fixing cracked windows.
(c) Buying new groceries.
(d) Cleaning gutters.

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

11. What does Brooks call the new stage of life?
(a) The victmhood years.
(b) The odyssey years.
(c) The windfall years.
(d) The resignation years.

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

13. What school does Erica get accepted to in Chapter 9?
(a) Stanford.
(b) Lehigh.
(c) University of Denver.
(d) Notre Dame.

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

15. Which of the following is not a step of human decision-making?
(a) Perception.
(b) Frustration.
(c) Calculation.
(d) Execution.

Short Answer Questions

1. In a theory quoted at the end of Chapter 14, a company sick inside does what?

2. In Chapter 9, Erica determines that society is a series of overlying what?

3. Who does Erica confide in regarding her tantrum in Chapter 8?

4. What has Erica heard about Intercom before her interview in Chapter 14?

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

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