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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Wiener realize the founders of the first startup she worked at wanted her to do?
(a) Work overtime for free.
(b) Bring in more investors.
(c) Buy stock in the company.
(d) Create her own job description.

2. What was Wiener's job in New York before moving to tech?
(a) Chef.
(b) Landscape artist.
(c) Law clerk.
(d) Assistant at a literary agency.

3. Which coworker of Wiener's did she make many new friends through?
(a) Ben.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Jennifer.
(d) Noah.

4. What is the name of the place in California were many tech startup companies are located?
(a) Scathing River.
(b) Silicon Valley.
(c) San Bernadino.
(d) High Water.

5. What did Wiener say the data analytics CEO believed in instead of marketing?
(a) Money.
(b) Networks.
(c) Organic groundswell.
(d) Brute force.

6. Who were the core users of the data analytics startup's products?
(a) NGOs.
(b) Schools.
(c) Programmers and data scientists.
(d) Art companies.

7. What company does Wiener join in Silicon Valley in Part I?
(a) A leisure magazine.
(b) An open-source startup.
(c) A data analytics startup.
(d) A law firm.

8. What area is Wiener's first job at the startup in San Francisco in?
(a) Customer support.
(b) Marketing.
(c) Communications.
(d) Legal.

9. What did many of the workers use to get around the office at the data analytics startup?
(a) Small bicycles.
(b) Scooters.
(c) Roller skates.
(d) RipStiks.

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

11. What did Wiener's co-workers tell her about the data analytics company's CTO?
(a) He was gregarious.
(b) He was shy.
(c) He was mean-spirited.
(d) He was brilliant and difficult.

12. What kind of music did Wiener begin listening to after starting at the data analytics company?
(a) Classical.
(b) EDM.
(c) Hip-hop.
(d) Jazz.

13. Where was Wiener during the 9/11 terror attacks?
(a) In school in Chicago.
(b) In school four blocks from the twin towers in New York City.
(c) In school in Miami.
(d) In school in Washington D.C.

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

15. What kind of information did a U.S. National Security Agency contractor leak to the media in Part II?
(a) Classified information about the U.S.'s environmental vulnerabilities.
(b) Classified information about the government's surveillance programs.
(c) Classified information about the U.S.'s flaws in fighting the war on terror.
(d) Classified information about the U.S. energy grid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did one of the CEO's type in a chat room that was a criticism about Wiener not meant for her to see in Part I?

2. Where was Ian's company located in Part II?

3. What was one of the problem-solving questions Wiener's interviewer asked her at the startup in Part I?

4. Why did Wiener not like the idea of using ride-sharing apps?

5. What was a major problem in San Francisco when Wiener first moved there?

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