Steve Jobs Speech

What did Steve Jobs say about his childhood?

• He was born in Finland and adopted by a family in New York.

• His brother was adopted and they are best friends today.

• He was adopted by parents who never attended college.

• He enjoyed playing with Apple computers.

What is the main focus Steve Jobs' commencement speech?

•  His experiences in starting Apple

•  The importance of college education

•  Personal stories about connecting the dots, love and loss, and death

• The history of calligraphy

According to the text, why did Steve Jobs drop out of college after six months?

• The tuition was inexpensive and he wanted to pay more.

• • He felt college was not valuable to him

• He wanted to start a company

•  He failed his classes

1. What role did calligraphy play in Steve Jobs' life and career, based on the text?

• •  It helped him design the first Macintosh computer

• • It led him to drop out of college

•  It inspired his love of art

• •  It made him regret his college dropout decision

1. How did being fired from Apple impact Steve Jobs, as described in the text?

• •  It made him lose interest in technology

• • It led him to start over and become more creative

• •  It caused him to retire early

• •  It made him give up on his career

1. According to the text, what lesson did Steve Jobs learn from his cancer diagnosis?

• To always follow other people's suggestions and expectations

• • To disregard (ignore) the importance of life choices

• •  To remember the inevitability (certainty) of death and focus on what is truly important

• • To avoid thinking about the future

1. How did the philosophy of "Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish." impact Steve Jobs' life, based on the text?

•  It encouraged him to stay unsatisfied

•  It made him settle for an ordinary life and ordinary goals

• •  It led him to avoid pursuing his passions

•  It motivated him to always seek new challenges and take risks

How did Steve Jobs view his college experience in hindsight (looking back), as described in the text?

• •  He regretted not staying in college

• •  He considered it a waste of time and money

• • He found it immensely valuable to his success in his Microsoft career

• • He believed it was essential (important) for his career as a computer programmer and he wished he had attended longer

1. What advice does Steve Jobs give to the audience regarding following their heart and intuition?

• • To ignore their inner voice and follow others' opinions

• • To prioritize others' expectations and

•  To have the courage to follow their heart and intuition

• •  To avoid making choices based on their inner voice

What farewell message does Steve Jobs recall from The Whole Earth Catalog, and how does he relate it to the graduating audience?

• He remembers a phrase in it that inspired him to have fun and take risks: "Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish."

• He remembers a phrase in it that inspired him to make decisions carefully: "Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish."

• He remembers a phrase in it that inspired him to quit his job "Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish."