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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Workshop.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do computers manipulate directly?
(a) Symbols.
(b) Numbers.
(c) Systems.
(d) Governments.

2. What television program do Alsing's sons want to watch?
(a) The Three Stooges.
(b) The news.
(c) Charlie's Angels.
(d) Looney Tunes.

3. What does West think is the next big thing in chips?
(a) PAL.
(b) GAL.
(c) PASCAL.
(d) HAL.

4. How did West and the other older engineers avoid the Vietnam war?
(a) By moving to Canada.
(b) By joining companies that made things for it.
(c) By being too valuable to throw away in war.
(d) By hiding under assumed names.

5. How many boards does VAX have?
(a) 23.
(b) 25.
(c) 27.
(d) 26.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Firth born?

2. What is the name of the electrician that West and his wife befriend?

3. How much video does West record?

4. What is the name of the supermini computer that West's team creates?

5. What is the name of Firth's wife?

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