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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which detail would be MOST important to include in a summary of the speech?
Jobs met his wife after he was fired from Apple.
Reed College was almost as expensive as Stanford University.
Jobs started Apple with Steve Wozniak in his parents' garage.
The calligraphy instruction at Reed College was the best in the country
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which detail BEST supports the speech's central idea?
Jobs went to college for a few months before deciding that it wasn't for him.
Jobs continued to practice what he loved after being fired from his company.
Jobs was honored to speak at Stanford because it is one of the finest universities in the world.
Jobs particularly enjoyed a class that he would not have taken as a traditional student.
- 3. Multiple Choice
According to the speech, how did being fired from Apple affect Steve Jobs?
He discovered that he could use his skills to build other successful technology companies.
He discovered that he could start a more successful business related to what he had already done.
He discovered that he could spend more time with his loved ones if he didn't work so hard.
He discovered that he could be more creative if he didn't have a boss checking on his work.
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is MOST likely the reason why Jobs spoke about his decision to drop out of college?
to display how successful people can be if they live without fear
to highlight the unusual background Jobs comes from
to show students that a college education is not very important
to demonstrate that passion and hard work are most important to success
- 5. Multiple Choice
How did the calligraphy class Steve attended in college help him later for his company?
It helped him to create attractive typefaces for the MAC.
He was able to teach his children calligraphy.
It helped him to create attractive typefaces for Microsoft.
It helped him to design his wedding invitations.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What was the result of Steve being fired?
He went back to college.
He had extra time to decide what he wanted to do.
He gave up.
He started a company named NeXT.
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is the advice Steve Jobs' gives to his audience?
Keep searching for what you love to do...don't settle for anything less.
Remember that life is short.
Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to conquer the fear of taking a chance.
Your time on Earth is limited, so have the courage to follow your heart. Try to become what you truly want to become — nothing else is as important.
All of the answers.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Steve Jobs' said the following statement in his speech:
It wasn't all romantic. I didn't have a dorm room, so I slept on the floow in friends' rooms, I returned Coke bottles for the 5 cent deposits to buy food with, and I would walk the seven miles across town every Sunday night to get one good meal a week at the Hare Krishna temple.
What does the work romantic most likely mean?
Loving
An idealized view of reality
Fun
Bad
- 9. Multiple Choice
"Stay hungry, stay foolish" is an example of:
personification
a metaphor
a simile
imagery
- 10. Multiple Choice
"On the back cover of their final issue was a photograph of an early morning country road, the kind you might find yourself hitchhiking on if you were so adventurous"
This is an example of:
onomatopoeia
metaphor
hyperbole
Imagery
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