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

2. Where is Holberger in early September?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York.
(c) Burn-out city.
(d) Houston.

3. What does Rosemarie think West is?
(a) All of the above.
(b) The daddy.
(c) An outlet for the team's frustrations.
(d) Someone who cares.

4. What does Bernstein build by himself?
(a) A microphone.
(b) A microplane.
(c) A microprocessor.
(d) A microscopic camera.

5. How did West and the other older engineers avoid the Vietnam war?
(a) By hiding under assumed names.
(b) By moving to Canada.
(c) By joining companies that made things for it.
(d) By being too valuable to throw away in war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the standard test on computer speed?

2. What term did Norbert Weiner coin?

3. Where does West go after leaving the team?

4. According to Rasala, why is Veres the best of the college kids?

5. What did de Castro usually eat in the lab?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do West and Rasala make Rosen defensive?

2. Describe IBM's booth at the NCC.

3. Describe Rosen's background and education.

4. Describe the trip to the National Computer Conference.

5. What happened to West at Amherst college?

6. How does West's personality change between home and work?

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

8. What problems can the accelerators create, especially for debuggers?

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

10. Describe the debugging process of the typical computer.

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