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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17: Running a Successful Company: Ten Rules that Worked for Me.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is significant about Sam's bet regarding being an Eagle Scout?
(a) He is the youngest in the state of Missouri at the time.
(b) He never became an Eagle Scout.
(c) He helped his sons become Eagle Scouts.
(d) He never truly wanted to be a Boy Scout.

2. What does Sam give his associates and managers?
(a) Many raises.
(b) Gifts for their birthdays.
(c) The freedom to experiment and test things on their own.
(d) Specific tasks to complete.

3. The concept of the variety store changed drastically over the years from the fully-serviced variety store to ___________.
(a) The discount model.
(b) The partially-serviced style.
(c) The fully-serviced discount model.
(d) The self-service style.

4. Don is a good example of another one of Sam's top talents. What is this talent?
(a) Choosing great employees.
(b) Choosing great leaders.
(c) Choosing great advertisers.
(d) Choosing great managers.

5. Sam and Charlie create the _______ self-service style variety store in the country and the first one in the eight-state area.
(a) Fourth.
(b) Fifth.
(c) Third.
(d) Second.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sam delineates the top ____ rules that helped him achieve the success that he enjoys with Wal-Mart.

2. What does Sam do everywhere he travels?

3. Why does Sam buy a little bank in Bentonville?

4. No matter how hard Sam's father worked or how many different jobs he had, what happened?

5. The focal point of their communications are ___________.

(see the answer key)

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