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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 14, Brooks states that the Recession led to an essential reduction in what?
(a) Coroporate lending.
(b) Hiring.
(c) Risk-taking.
(d) Home ownership.

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

5. E.O. Wilson believes individuals are born with what?
(a) A future predetermined.
(b) A political viewpoint.
(c) A personality.
(d) A social stratus.

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

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

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

9. What industry does Erica go into after graduating college?
(a) Financial services.
(b) Advertising.
(c) Consulting.
(d) Publishing.

10. 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.

11. Where do Raymond and Erica present their proposals in Chapter 16?
(a) A board meeting.
(b) A private meeting with Taggard.
(c) The annual full-company meeting.
(d) A live webcast of investors.

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

13. Where do Harold and Erica meet at the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) A public park.
(b) Her apartment.
(c) Starbucks.
(d) A Chili's.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following is not a step of human decision-making?

4. What does Erica think of the entrepreneur she meets at the Academy in Chapter 9?

5. In Chapter 9, what do both sides of Erica's family expect of her after the Academy?

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