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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 216 - 275).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Noah decide to experiment with in Part II?
(a) Larger-format communal living.
(b) Reiki.
(c) Star charts.
(d) Vitamin supplements.

2. What feeling did Wiener sometimes get while looking for a new job in Part III?
(a) She was overqualified for most tech jobs.
(b) She was underqualified for most publishing jobs.
(c) She was applying for summer camp.
(d) She would never have a marketable skill.

3. What did Wiener say Danilo could have been the poster child for?
(a) Meritocracy.
(b) Diligence.
(c) Innovation.
(d) Hubris.

4. What did Wiener say business allowed men to do in Part III?
(a) Make friends.
(b) Talk about their feelings.
(c) Act out their aggressions.
(d) Make romantic connections.

5. Why did Wiener think her friends would not like working in the tech industry?
(a) They would not likely find it fulfilling or interesting.
(b) They would never want to move to the West coast.
(c) They did not think the salaries were high enough.
(d) Most of them shunned technology and tried to live in a more analog way.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did Wiener pay in rent for her own studio apartment in Part II?

2. How long was Wiener's first job in the tech industry?

3. Why did the data analytics CEO suggest Wiener and his girlfriend go out together?

4. What did Wiener think the intellectual culture of Silicon Valley was closely related to?

5. What did Wiener say happened when it looked like the U.S. presidency might be won by a former reality television show star in 2016?

(see the answer key)

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