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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does West do once a year?
(a) Takes a vacation.
(b) Throws a terrific New Year's party.
(c) Gets really drunk and make a fool of himself.
(d) Has a pig roast.

2. What new term enters West's vocabulary during the fall?
(a) Proactive.
(b) Trust.
(c) Efficiency.
(d) Retirement.

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

4. What is the term for getting inside a machine, learning about it, and reproducing it?
(a) Invention.
(b) Plagiarism.
(c) Knocking off.
(d) Reverse engineering.

5. What do you learn after working at Data General for any period of time?
(a) That working for Data General is Hell.
(b) Nothing ever happens unless you push it.
(c) There is no such thing as a coincidence.
(d) Everything happens for a reason.

6. What did the help-wanted ad that Rosemarie saw say?
(a) 'Are you bored?'
(b) 'Are you broke?'
(c) 'Are you looking for a challenge?'
(d) 'Are you depressed?'

7. 'There's no such thing as a...'
(a) Thing worth doing well.
(b) Computer that fits on one board.
(c) Sociable engineer.
(d) Perfect design.

8. What will happen to West if he cannot keep life and computers separate?
(a) West already cannot keep life and computer separate.
(b) He will quit.
(c) He will go mad.
(d) He will take a vacation.

9. What does 'give me a core dump' mean?
(a) Too disgusting to translate.
(b) Tell me your thoughts.
(c) Transfer your project data to my system.
(d) Let's grab a drink.

10. Where is Rasala's family from?
(a) Russia.
(b) Germany.
(c) India.
(d) Poland.

11. 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 a wide lead over DEC in market share.
(d) Data General has nothing to do with DEC.

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

13. What single invention revolutionized the computer industry?
(a) The cathode.
(b) The mouse.
(c) The LCD display.
(d) The transistor.

14. What is scarce in the engineering business?
(a) Suits.
(b) Women.
(c) Fashion sense.
(d) Men in their forties.

15. What is the name of Firth's wife?
(a) Linda.
(b) Laura.
(c) Linette.
(d) Lynn.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What part of the project comes after assembling the prototypes?

3. Who is the best person to design the Eagle?

4. How does Data General handle money?

5. What type of car does Tom West drive?

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