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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the apartment number for the secret development lab?
(a) 666.
(b) 123.
(c) 42.
(d) 007.

2. 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.

3. What is Tom's solution to their manpower shortage?
(a) Lure experienced engineers away from established companies.
(b) Cut corners on R&D.
(c) Hire kids.
(d) Work overtime.

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

5. What conquers rust?
(a) Oil.
(b) Gold.
(c) TLC.
(d) A handyman.

6. What type of shoes does Tom West wear?
(a) Dress shoes.
(b) Loafers.
(c) Moccasins.
(d) Sneakers.

7. What did the 360 project cost more than the development of?
(a) The atomic bomb.
(b) The jet engine.
(c) The automobile.
(d) The space shuttle.

8. What is one of Tom West's great abilities?
(a) Deception.
(b) Problem solving.
(c) Marketing.
(d) Persuasion.

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

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

11. What piece of equipment was Tom asked to finish before being considered for the leader of the Eclipse group?
(a) An FHP.
(b) A VEX.
(c) An IOP.
(d) An EGO.

12. How many jobs depend on the project being successful?
(a) Eleven thousand.
(b) Five thousand.
(c) Eight thousand.
(d) Ten thousand.

13. What does UINST mean?
(a) User Instance.
(b) Uninstall.
(c) Micro Instruction Set.
(d) Universal Installer.

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

15. What game does Alsing play?
(a) Evo.
(b) Warcraft.
(c) Dungeons and Dragons.
(d) Adventure.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many small programming projects does Dave Peck do for the team?

2. How much does it cost to manufacture a VAX?

3. Where was Wallach raised?

4. What computer is the simulator stored on?

5. When were the first pieces of route 495 laid down?

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