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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What new line of computers does IBM feature at the NCC?
(a) The 36-50 line.
(b) The PPC 970 line.
(c) The 4300 line.
(d) The IBM-PC line.

2. How does Rosen describe his own habits of thought?
(a) Exact.
(b) Eccentric.
(c) Electric.
(d) Eclectic.

3. What type of songs does West like to play?
(a) Prog rock.
(b) Jazz.
(c) Folk songs.
(d) Pop.

4. What does West send along with the engineers who go to the conference?
(a) A bonus.
(b) Refreshments.
(c) His regards.
(d) His son.

5. How long did it take to make the Eagle?
(a) Two years.
(b) A year and a half.
(c) One year.
(d) Thirty-three months.

6. Which character from Lord of the Rings does Peck name after Tom West?
(a) Gollum.
(b) Gandolf.
(c) Bilbo.
(d) Frodo.

7. What model of the Eclipse does Alsing refer to as 'his' machine?
(a) The C/150.
(b) The EC/12.
(c) The M/300.
(d) The VAX 11/780.

8. Why does Jon Blau become a Hardy Boy?
(a) All of the above.
(b) The Hardy Boys are the only group he gets along with.
(c) Because Josh Rosen quit.
(d) He had already written much of the microcode for the graphical interface.

9. Where will Data General send the Eagle blueprints to?
(a) The CIA.
(b) An OEM.
(c) DEC.
(d) The DOD.

10. What did West do every morning before work during the debugging of the first Eclipse?
(a) Go for a run.
(b) Cry.
(c) Smoke ten cigarettes.
(d) Throw up.

11. What is the name of the standard test on computer speed?
(a) The Countesthorpe Benchmark.
(b) The Whetstone Benchmark.
(c) The Littlethorpe Benchmark.
(d) The Leicester Benchmark.

12. According to Rosemarie, what is West always doing?
(a) Ignoring his gut feelings.
(b) Planning.
(c) Wasting time.
(d) Sizing up those around him.

13. Where does West go after leaving the team?
(a) Germany.
(b) Japan.
(c) Florida.
(d) Columbia.

14. What type of engine has West never worked on before?
(a) Diesel.
(b) Steam.
(c) Gasoline.
(d) Electric.

15. What is West's crowning domestic achievement?
(a) His basement workshop.
(b) A lovely mahogany coaching table.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The barn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Data General supposedly offer its employees in addition to medical insurance?

2. How does Jon Blau refer to the blonde twins at National Cash Register's booth?

3. What does Rasala go to London with a model of?

4. How many passes of Eclipse program 21 do Coke and Gollum go through?

5. What is the latest segment of the industry to experience a boom?

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