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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Harold and Erica meet at the beginning of Chapter 13?

2. How do the founders of the Academy describe poverty in their mission?

3. What does Erica do more often after dissolving her business?

4. What characterizes more affluent children's play time, as described by Brooks in Chapter 7?

5. In Chapter 15, Brooks states that the unconscious mind can perform complex tasks without what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Erica nearly not go to the University of Denver in Chapter 9?

2. How does Erica get into the Academy in Chapter 7?

3. What did the marshmallow test predict about child development?

4. Why is Amy facing so may problems in Chapter 7?

5. How does the success of Erica's business affect her marriage?

6. What different trajectories do Harold and Erica's lives take in Chapter 15?

7. What is limerence?

8. In Chapter 9, what does Brooks say is often true ambitious individuals?

9. What does Brooks assess the search for harmony in Chapter 13?

10. How does the business collapse in Chapter 14?

(see the answer keys)

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