Literary Reading MCM
Quiz by Bliss Buehring
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- Q1If a stereotype of Germans is that they are tidy, meticulous, and industrious, does the characterization of Crown in this passage reinforce or weaken this stereotype?It firmly reinforces the stereotypeIt initially reinforces and sub sequentially weakens the stereotypeIt reinforces the meticulous aspect of the stereotype but weakens the industrious aspectIt weakens the stereotype in that Crown likes his surroundings tidy but expects others to do the tidying up30s
- Q2It can be reasonably inferred that in relation to the appointment referred to in the third paragraph, the meeting referred to in the first paragraph occurs:several years laterSeveral days laterseveral days earlieron the same day30s
- Q3The passage's description of Zwick reveals that compared to Crown, he is:less afraid to state his preferences to his superiorsless inclined to embrace new technologyequally fastidious about meeting a deadlinemore concerned with the company's image30s
- Q4The dialogue in line 72 reveals Zwick's:insensitivity to his recently hired female co-workerpanic over having a surprise visitor to his officeindignation over Crown's proposed solution to the problem the two men are discussingexcitement over meeting a new employee of Crown Brewery30s
- Q5At the time described in the passage's opening, what is Crown's most immediate preoccupation?Whether to install expensive pasteurization equipment at his breweryZwick's impertinent behaviorA civic responsibilityWhether he will be on time for his weekly trim30s
- Q6The passage states that Crown was what kind of student?Mediocre, except in cipheringsuccessful when he applied himself, otherwise poorexceptionally gifted, especially in cipheringincreasingly successful as he gained the use of counting aids30s
- Q7Based on the passage, which of the following questions would be most characteristic of the kind Crown typically asked his employees?"Have you had a chance to repair that old typewriter?""Who among you has a better idea for how we can work well as a team?""By what figure will our sales increase if we advertise in that publication?""Was your weekend a most pleasant one?"30s
- Q8At the time in which the passage is set, which of the following devices are still apparently being used in offices in the United States even as those same devices are, in Crown's view, becoming increasingly obsolete?AbacusesQuill pensMechanical adding machinesTypewriters30s
- Q9The metaphor the author uses to help describe Crown's three principals primarily draws upon imagery from what discipline?BusinessAstronomyEducationArchitecture30s
- Q10Which of the following is a detail from the passage that indicates the length of time Crown has been in the brewery business?Photographs of annual company picnics decorating his officeA newly hung cross-stitched phrase framed and placed on his office wallA bell, the ringing of which has marked the start of his workday for the last twenty yearsSome outdated refrigerators from when he first opened his business30s
- Q11What is the meaning of the memo quote in Crown's office: "without industry there was no reward"If one is not willing to be original and innovative, there will be no rewardThere will be no reward if one does not use good business strategiesWithout staying in the same job for a long time, the reward will be small30s