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

2. Where do Raymond and Erica present their proposals in Chapter 16?
(a) A board meeting.
(b) A live webcast of investors.
(c) A private meeting with Taggard.
(d) The annual full-company meeting.

3. In Chapter 14, Brooks states that the Recession led to an essential reduction in what?
(a) Coroporate lending.
(b) Risk-taking.
(c) Home ownership.
(d) Hiring.

4. What did Walter Mischel suggest children do in his marshmallow experiment which helped them wait longer to eat the candy?
(a) Shut their eyes.
(b) Imagine it was something else.
(c) Suck their thumbs.
(d) Drink a glass of milk.

5. According to Brooks in Chapter 9, a disproportionate number of ambitious people live with what?
(a) A need for spiritual happiness.
(b) A desire to exercise.
(c) A fear of abandonment.
(d) An inflated self-image.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is a condition that Raymond insists on in Chapter 16 is the group prepares its proposals?

2. In Chapter 13, what term does Brooks use to describe the mechanism that tells us how we are viewed?

3. In Chapter 15, North Whitehead is quoted as saying history alternated between the simpleminded and what?

4. What does Erica decide to do at the end of Chapter 10?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is limerence?

4. How does the business collapse in Chapter 14?

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

6. What different trajectories do Harold and Erica's lives take in Chapter 15?

7. Why is Amy facing so may problems in Chapter 7?

8. How does the success of Erica's business affect her marriage?

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

10. What does Brooks assess the search for harmony in Chapter 13?

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