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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Swimming in a Bigger Pond.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the response of Jack's boss when Jack complains about his first pay raise?
(a) He is not sympathetic.
(b) He agrees and gives Jack more money.
(c) He agrees and gives Jack a title, but not more money.
(d) He gets furious and fires him.

2. Which electrical insulator is deemed a hazardous material by the EPA?
(a) BBCs.
(b) PYTs.
(c) BCBs.
(d) PCPs.

3. Why does Jack's father encourage him to learn the game of golf?
(a) All the big shots play golf.
(b) It's cheaper to play golf than hockey.
(c) It's less violent than hockey.
(d) It is his favorite sport.

4. What does Jack say in a Business Week interview that he realizes he should not change in order to make GE become more competitive?
(a) The person he is.
(b) The company's investments in internship programs.
(c) The company's investments abroad.
(d) The company's expenditures.

5. How does Jack describe himself in Chapter 4 when he was an engineer?
(a) Life of the party.
(b) Humble.
(c) Poor.
(d) Workaholic

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jack succeed as CEO of General Electric?

2. Jack says it is important for managers to know when...

3. Why is Jack dissatisfied with his first raise?

4. Who says, "When people make mistakes, the last thing they need is discipline"?

5. What company does Jack try to buy to increase GE's exposure?

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