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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Going to the Fair.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the names Woodstock and Trixie come from?
(a) Music festivals.
(b) Pornography.
(c) Novels.
(d) Comics.

2. What shows that an engineer has rank?
(a) He is listened to by de Castro.
(b) He wears a suit.
(c) He drives a nice car.
(d) His office has a door.

3. What type of bugs need to be fixed before a computer can get out the door?
(a) Logic errors.
(b) Design flaws.
(c) Ergonomic inefficiencies.
(d) Software bugs.

4. What was Chuck Holland's father?
(a) A convicted felon.
(b) A microcoder.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) An engineer.

5. In what month is the National Computer Conference?
(a) August.
(b) June.
(c) May.
(d) July.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the cluster-controller that Rosen designed?

2. How many boards does VAX have?

3. When was the 32-bit computer that Wallach hears about designed?

4. What type of engineers go on working after Holberger broadcasts the emergency message?

5. What part of the Eagle becomes the focal point, or 'bogeyman?'

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