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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. How long did it take to make the Eagle?

2. When does West leave for work?

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

4. What part of the computer does Rasala melt accidentally?

5. What does Bernstein build by himself?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. For the employees, what is the difference between Tom West and Carl Carman?

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

4. Describe the trip to the National Computer Conference.

5. Describe West's workshop.

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

7. What resource problem does Holberger have? How does he solve it?

8. How do West and Rasala make Rosen defensive?

9. Why did engineers keep dropping out of the Eagle program?

10. What 'right choice' did West make for the Eagle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing the trend of technological obsolescence. Be sure to address:

1) Whether or not the trend can be slowed, and whether or not a slowing of this trend would hamper progress.

2) The consequences, and pros and cons, of technological obsolescence.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that describes the field of risk management. Be sure to address:

1) The basic principles of risk management.

2) The current state of career opportunities in risk management.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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