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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the supermini computer that West's team creates?
(a) Blackbird.
(b) Eagle.
(c) Falcon.
(d) Moa.

3. What is the nickname for the microdiagnostics?
(a) Wrapper.
(b) Wringers.
(c) Wranglers.
(d) Wrinklers.

4. What is the name for a design flaw within a computer system?
(a) Crock.
(b) Crash.
(c) Fault.
(d) Blue screen of death.

5. Who is West's 'trustiest lieutenant?'
(a) Carman.
(b) Wallach.
(c) Rasala.
(d) Alsing.

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

7. What tool is a source of the Microteam's strength?
(a) The debugger.
(b) The analyzer.
(c) The simulator.
(d) The defibrillator.

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

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

10. What is the first programming language that Alsing learns to use?
(a) Basic.
(b) FORTRAN.
(c) Python.
(d) C+.

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

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

13. What is the name of the more interesting of the two Eagles?
(a) Frodo.
(b) Pepsi.
(c) Coke.
(d) Gollum.

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

15. What type of car does Tom West drive?
(a) A black Ford.
(b) A blue Cadillac.
(c) A green Volvo.
(d) A red Saab.

Short Answer Questions

1. What new class of computer has DG not responded to?

2. What game does Alsing play?

3. What is the suicide command?

4. Where does West's father work?

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

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