Uncanny Valley Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Anna Wiener
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Uncanny Valley Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Anna Wiener
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What business was the first startup Wiener began working for in?
(a) Ride-sharing.
(b) Home cooking.
(c) Medicine.
(d) E-books.

2. How much was the startup's initial funding round that Wiener joins in New York City?
(a) 10 million dollars.
(b) 6 million dollars.
(c) 3 million dollars.
(d) 5 million dollars.

3. What did the solutions manager at the data analytics company tell Wiener they were doing to try to keep her working there?
(a) Paying to relocate her to a nice apartment.
(b) Giving her an extra $10,000.
(c) Sending her back to college for an MBA.
(d) Buying her a new computer to work on.

4. What did Wiener realize the founders of the first startup she worked at wanted her to do?
(a) Buy stock in the company.
(b) Bring in more investors.
(c) Work overtime for free.
(d) Create her own job description.

5. What did the data analytics CEO tell Wiener early on in her time at the company?
(a) He was surprised she had lasted at the company for this long already.
(b) He thought she should be recruiting more of her friends to work there.
(c) Eventually he wanted her to lead the support team.
(d) He thought she was more interested in learning than in doing.

6. What was one slogan on the data analytics company's t-shirts it asked employees to wear?
(a) Finding solutions in data.
(b) We are we.
(c) I am data driven.
(d) Data geeks.

7. Which coworker of Wiener's did she make many new friends through?
(a) Jennifer.
(b) Noah.
(c) Ben.
(d) Sarah.

8. What did Wiener major in in college?
(a) Sociology.
(b) Biology.
(c) Journalism.
(d) English literature.

9. How long was Wiener's first job in the tech industry?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 9 years.

10. What was one thing relating to office culture Wiener said came easily in her first days at the data analytics startup?
(a) Back-biting between colleagues.
(b) Help with salary negotiations.
(c) Camaraderie.
(d) Humor.

11. Who was the only other employee at the first startup Wiener works at besides Wiener who was not also a founder?
(a) Cam.
(b) Cindy.
(c) Brady.
(d) Benson.

12. What analogy does the data analytics CEO often use with employees to describe the nature of their business?
(a) He tells they they are in school.
(b) He tells them they are like the colonists.
(c) He tells them they are in the Olympics.
(d) He tells them they are at war.

13. What is one reason Wiener thought some others in the tech industry looked own upon her sometimes?
(a) She often spoke her mind.
(b) She worked in customer support and was not an engineer or tech-oriented.
(c) She was from New York City.
(d) She was younger than the average Silicon Valley worker.

14. What historical metaphor did people in Silicon Valley use proudly at the time Wiener moved there for the first time?
(a) The Great San Francisco Earthquake.
(b) The First World War.
(c) The Colonial Era.
(d) The Gold Rush.

15. What did the data analytics CEO tell employees was the enemy of a successful startup?
(a) Complacency.
(b) Investors.
(c) Too many employees.
(d) Hubris.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Noah decide to experiment with in Part II?

2. In Part II, who tried to set Wiener up on a date?

3. How much did Wiener pay in rent for her own studio apartment in Part II?

4. Why did Wiener not like the idea of using ride-sharing apps?

5. What kind of app did the data analytics CTO create for fun that he and Wiener talked about?

(see the answer keys)

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