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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through La Machine.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Edson de Castro?
(a) A former DEC employee who was arrested for industrial espionage.
(b) A former DEC employee who went on a murderous rampage at the corporate head office.
(c) A former DEC employee who founded Data General.
(d) A former DEC employee who invented the fax machine.

3. Which company established worldwide hegemony in the computer industry?
(a) IBM.
(b) Microsoft.
(c) Dell.
(d) Apple.

4. What does the author help Rasala build?
(a) A competing version of the Eagle.
(b) A boat.
(c) An addition on his house.
(d) A porch.

5. What is Data General's relationship to Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)?
(a) Data General was bankrupted by DEC.
(b) Data General is DEC's son.
(c) Data General has nothing to do with DEC.
(d) Data General has a wide lead over DEC in market share.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the team's official day of rest?

2. Who is West's 'trustiest lieutenant?'

3. What is one of the most important questions in the computer industry?

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

5. What piece of equipment was Tom asked to finish before being considered for the leader of the Eclipse group?

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