The Soul of a New Machine Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Soul of a New Machine Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How old is Alsing when the Eagle project begins?
(a) 42.
(b) 26.
(c) 35.
(d) 31.

4. What did West start out calling Eagle?
(a) Insurance.
(b) Kludge.
(c) Cash cow.
(d) Canard.

5. What are still the largest buildings in many towns?
(a) Lumber mills.
(b) Car factories.
(c) Carpet factories.
(d) Textile mills.

6. Where was Firth born?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Canada.
(c) Maine.
(d) Westborough.

7. What is the class of solids that transistors are made of?
(a) Microchips.
(b) Plasmids.
(c) Semiconductors.
(d) Alloys.

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

9. When does West hold his collective meetings with Wallach, Alsing, and Rasala?
(a) Fridays at 3:00 P.M.
(b) Saturdays at 9:30 P.M.
(c) Every day at lunchtime.
(d) Thursdays at 8:00 A.M.

10. What role does Wallach play in the EGO wars?
(a) West's diplomat.
(b) West's worst enemy.
(c) West's Hessian.
(d) West's doormat.

11. How many unique addresses can a 16-bit computer handle (approximately)?
(a) 65,000.
(b) 16,000.
(c) 4.3 billion.
(d) 32 million.

12. What is different between Westborough and the 'real world?'
(a) Language.
(b) Insecurity.
(c) Privacy.
(d) Culture.

13. What was project Victor?
(a) Something to do.
(b) The Mature Eclipse.
(c) A canard.
(d) All of the below.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What can you type instead of North?

2. How many jobs depend on the project being successful?

3. What is the first programming language that Alsing learns to use?

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

5. What is the number on Alsing's security badge?

(see the answer keys)

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