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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What did Walter Mischel suggest children do in his marshmallow experiment which helped them wait longer to eat the candy?
(a) Imagine it was something else.
(b) Drink a glass of milk.
(c) Shut their eyes.
(d) Suck their thumbs.

6. What was Intercom's original line of business?
(a) Cable provider.
(b) Commericial paper.
(c) Stock trader.
(d) Microchip producer.

7. How does the board of the Academy help Erica matriculate in Chapter 7?
(a) They change of transcript.
(b) They rig the lottery.
(c) They give her tuition assistance.
(d) They forge a recommendation.

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

9. What does Harold explain to Erica about history in Chapter 15?
(a) The Great Man theory.
(b) The Rationalist world view.
(c) Civil libertarianism.
(d) The causes of the Depression.

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

11. What is the physical indication that Erica and Harold's relationship is becoming romantic in Chapter 13?
(a) They make furtive love.
(b) They kiss.
(c) They hold hands.
(d) She stares in his eyes.

12. 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.

13. What disorder does Amy have?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) OCD.
(c) Aspurgers.
(d) Manic depressive disorder.

14. What does Erica feel about the new workers she hires in Chapter 14?
(a) She views them as cogs in a machine.
(b) She is attracted to several.
(c) She values each of them.
(d) She thinks they are lazy and unmotivates.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Brooks in the end of Chapter 13, the end-point of limerence is what?

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

3. Which of the following is not an acquisition Taggart makes for Intercom?

4. In Chapter 13, Brooks states that the desire for limerence explains people's desire to do what?

5. Which of the following is not a culture Erica immerses herself in at college?

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