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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is sent to Data General's semiconductor facility for a 'vacation?'
(a) Josh Rosen.
(b) Ed de Castro.
(c) Carl Alsing.
(d) Dave Peck.

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

3. Who does Rasala say created the Eagle?
(a) de Castro.
(b) Himself.
(c) West.
(d) Everyone equally.

4. What division was Rosen in before coming to work on the Eagle?
(a) Black Ops.
(b) Special Systems.
(c) Customer Care.
(d) Games Consoles.

5. What type of tiredness do Rasala and the rest of the team suffer from?
(a) Long-term.
(b) Terminal.
(c) Wife and/or girlfriend-related.
(d) Acute.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Holberger in early September?

2. What type of room does Peck like?

3. What term did Norbert Weiner coin?

4. What does Rasala do when Holberger confronts him about a problem with Jim Guyer?

5. What is a cat secretive about?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does West react to requests from the engineers? Why?

2. Describe Rosen's background and education.

3. Describe IBM's booth at the NCC.

4. How does Jon Blau 'see it all?'

5. Describe the level of openness in the Eagle project.

6. How does Rosemarie describe the team's efforts and organization under West?

7. How is the debugging process visually represented?

8. How does the team begin to get ahead of itself?

9. How does West feel about computers and machines?

10. How do West and Rasala make Rosen defensive?

(see the answer keys)

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