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WorksheetsThe Start Up of You Chapter 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
All human beings are entrepreneurs. When we were in the caves, we were all self employed....finding our food, feeding ourselves. That's when human history began. As civilization came, we suppressed it. We became _______ because they stamped us..."
a)
bosses
b)
coworkers
c)
cats
d)
labor
2.
"All humans are entrepreneurs not because they should start companies but because the will to ______ is encoded in human DNA..."
a)
grow
b)
create
c)
start-up
d)
remodel
3.
The job market model that uses the escalator as a metaphor for employment, promotion and eventual retirement applies to what era?
a)
The 40s-90s and early 2000s
b)
The 20s-the 40s
c)
The early 2000s - present day
d)
The 18th century
4.
"So long as you played nice and well, you moved steadily up the escalator, and each step brought with it more power, income, and job security." What does this job market model rely on to ensure that the escalator does not get clogged?
a)
That people will step aside to make way for those who are more qualified than they are.
b)
That people will be ejected from the elevator midway to the top if they are women.
c)
That some people will take the elevator.
d)
That people will step off the escalator at around age 65 when they are ready to retire.
5.
What enabled those 65 year olds to step off the elevator, thus allowing the next generation of workers to step on?
a)
The fact that the US has government subsidized retirement homes.
b)
Company pensions and government social security.
c)
Company bonuses.
d)
Public education.
6.
(Overall) Does this generation of 65 year olds enjoy the same level of security provided by the escalator model in terms of company pensions and social security?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Only the women do
d)
Only the men do
7.
"Today it's hard for the young to get on the escalator, it's hard for the middle-aged to ascend, and it's hard for anyone over sixty to get off. Rather than advancing in smooth procession, everyone is ________________"
a)
breaking the escalator
b)
stepping on everybody else
c)
getting into fights
d)
remaining silent
8.
Which of the following did NOT cause the "undoing to these traditional career assumptions"?
a)
The economic downturn of the early 2000s.
b)
Technology replacing jobs.
c)
Globalization sending jobs oversees.
d)
The swine flu
9.
What of the following did NOT cause the ruin of several industry giants of the 20th and 21st century?
a)
Hubris
b)
An inability to meet with or learn from competitors
c)
Refusing to listen to the public or acknowledge trending technology
d)
Social security
10.
Excessive pride or self confidence that fates a company or individual to ruin.
a)
Machismo
b)
Corruption
c)
Nepotism
d)
Hubris
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