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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the electrician that West and his wife befriend?

2. What game does Alsing play?

3. What is the team's official day of rest?

4. What type of shoes does Tom West wear?

5. What does de Castro want?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Tom West like as an engineer, friend, and person?

2. What is the first NOVA?

3. What were computers like in the early days?

4. Describe the weekly meetings Tom has with Wallach, Alsing, and Rasala.

5. Describe Alsing's management style.

6. How is the Microteam organized?

7. Describe Steve Wallach's origins and early experiences in the computer business.

8. How does Tom change? When and why does he change?

9. How is competition used as a management strategy in companies such as Data General and IBM? Is this a good strategy?

10. What are the four rules of the Eagle team?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that makes one or more analogies about the inner workings of the Eclipse team, and explains why these analogies are appropriate.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that explains the role of competition in human history and development. Be sure to address:

1) Achievements and/or disasters directly related to competition.

2) A psychological explanation for the importance of competition in human history.

3) Whether you feel modern society needs more, or less, competition.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that will serve as the biography of Tom West. Be sure to address:

1) Important junctures in Tom's life.

2) The most important projects that Tom works on.

3) The influence and effect that Tom has upon those around him.

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