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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, The Neutron Years.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who blows up one of GE's factories?
(a) Jack.
(b) Drickerson.
(c) Gutoff.
(d) Coplan.

2. How does Jack learn about current events as a child?
(a) By walking several miles to the closest library.
(b) By reading papers passengers left on his father's train.
(c) By watching them on TV.
(d) By reading comic books.

3. How does Jack lose his college scholarship funded by the country club?
(a) He shows up for work drunk.
(b) He breaks a window with a golf club.
(c) He flirts with a member's wife.
(d) He insults a club member.

4. Which organization started out as a group of elitists but opened its membership and transformed into a group of volunteers?
(a) Boy Scouts of America.
(b) United Way.
(c) Unicef.
(d) Elfun.

5. What begins Jack's transition phase in Chapter 4?
(a) His mother's death.
(b) The CEO's death.
(c) His wife's death.
(d) His father's death.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jack choose to advertise his plant's new plastics?

2. What does Jack give GE managers for empowerment?

3. In which year was Jack appointed as CEO?

4. How do GE employees take Jack's view on the work environment?

5. What inspires Jack to pursue his Ph.D.?

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