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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who introduces Erica to Harold?
(a) Harrison.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Mark.
(d) A friend of Erica's.

2. How old is Erica when she becomes CEO of Intercom?
(a) 32.
(b) 60.
(c) 47.
(d) 23.

3. What does Erica particularly admire about Raymond in Chapter 16?
(a) His self-awareness.
(b) His intelligence.
(c) His work ethic.
(d) His sense of loyalty.

4. How does Erica's school respond to her tennis match tantrum in Chapter 8?
(a) They have a school meeting.
(b) They kick her off the team.
(c) They expel her.
(d) They put her on academic probation.

5. As Erica makes her way through the Academy, she becomes what type of person?
(a) An artist.
(b) A competitor.
(c) An introvert.
(d) An organizer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What industry does Erica go into after graduating college?

2. In Chapter 10, Brooks talks about Karl Popper's theory of what?

3. According to Brooks in Chapter 9, a disproportionate number of ambitious people live with what?

4. Which of the following is an activity that Harold and Erica put off because of their busy schedules in Chapter 14?

5. What suffers with the success of the business in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the Academy schedule different from public school?

2. How does Erica come back from her explosion in Chapter 8?

3. What is limerence?

4. How do the founders of the Academy view poverty in America?

5. How does Erica almost get arrested in Chapter 7?

6. Describe the ideology of Rationalism.

7. How do Erica and Harold form a close bond in Chapter 13?

8. How is the mind inefficient, according to David Brooks?

9. How does Erica get into the Academy in Chapter 7?

10. In Chapter 9, what does Brooks say is often true ambitious individuals?

(see the answer keys)

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