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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 historical metaphor did people in Silicon Valley use proudly at the time Wiener moved there for the first time?
(a) The First World War.
(b) The Gold Rush.
(c) The Great San Francisco Earthquake.
(d) The Colonial Era.

2. What does Wiener say that venture capital was like in Part V?
(a) A trick.
(b) A ruse.
(c) A savior.
(d) An intervention and a blunt force.

3. What book did Wiener give Patrick when he said he was interested in incarceration?
(a) Locked Behind the Gate.
(b) Are Prisons Obsolete?
(c) Behind Bars.
(d) The For-Profit Prison Industry.

4. What did Wiener's mother tell her about discussions about sexism?
(a) To go straight to the head of human resources about this type of problem.
(b) Never to put it in writing unless she had a lawyer ready.
(c) Never to bring the topic up with managers.
(d) To ask her friends what they thought.

5. Which of the following was a major flaw in rationalism, in Wiener's opinion?
(a) It could lead to more people getting sick.
(b) It could ignore power imbalances.
(c) It could discourage people from voting.
(d) It could absolve people from personal responsibility.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Wiener suggest the CEO at the analytics company should do to try to help combat burnout on their team?

2. Where was the first startup Wiener worked for in San Francisco located?

3. What did the data analytics startup CEO suggest to Wiener that she should learn in Part II?

4. What happened every Tuesday at noon when Wiener worked at the data analytics startup?

5. What does the CEO at the first company Wiener works for call people who are designers and entrepreneurs?

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