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© Copyright 2007 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. The Wall Street Journal Weekly Quiz Covering front-page articles from Feb 17-23, 2007 Developed by: Scott R. Homan Ph.D., Purdue University

© Copyright 2007 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. WSJ Weekly Quiz Feb 17-23, 2007 a. Apple maintained control instead of the wireless carriers b. All top executives were excluded from previewing the product c. the wireless carriers were heavily involved d. Both a and b 1. The development of the iPhone was different in following way(s)

© Copyright 2007 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. WSJ Weekly Quiz Feb 17-23, 2007 a. IKEA b. ROKR c. Verizon d. Cingular 2. The iPhone is a partnership between Apple and ____.

© Copyright 2007 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. WSJ Weekly Quiz Feb 17-23, 2007 a. 65% b. 75% c. 85% d. 95% 3. Iran derives about ____ of its export income from the sale of oil.

© Copyright 2007 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. WSJ Weekly Quiz Feb 17-23, 2007 a. 1 percent b. 3 percent c. 10 percent d. 15 percent 4. Iran sits on _______ of the world's known oil supplies.

© Copyright 2007 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. WSJ Weekly Quiz Feb 17-23, 2007 a. $4.1 billion b. $44.1 billion c. $1.4 trillion d. $4.1 trillion 5. Overall, health spending in the U.S. is expected to double to ______ by 2016, according to a new federal study.

© Copyright 2007 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. WSJ Weekly Quiz Feb 17-23, 2007 a. adoption programs b. fertility programs c. prescription drugs d. dental plans 6. The US government's widening role in financing health care stems from the recent expansion of Medicare to include _________.

© Copyright 2007 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. WSJ Weekly Quiz Feb 17-23, 2007 a. Japan b. Canada c. Spain d. Korea 7. Economic data released yesterday show _______ joined Germany and Italy as standouts in the fourth quarter.

© Copyright 2007 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. WSJ Weekly Quiz Feb 17-23, 2007 a. rose 2.7% b. rose 7.2% c. fell 2.7% d. fell 7.2% 8. US consumer prices, excluding food and energy, ______over the past 12 months, the government said yesterday.

© Copyright 2007 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. WSJ Weekly Quiz Feb 17-23, 2007 a. work weekends b. schedule one hour sessions c. harness technology d. lower insurance coverage 9. Some physicians and institutions are trying to _____ to make family practices more manageable and profitable for doctors.

© Copyright 2007 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. WSJ Weekly Quiz Feb 17-23, 2007 a. $101,000 b. $121,000 c. $201,000 d. $221, A series of surveys of several thousand doctors by the Center for Studying Health System Change found that primary care physicians made about _____ in 2003.

© Copyright 2007 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. WSJ Weekly Quiz Feb 17-23, 2007 a. have had their salaries decrease b. have become business partners c. now have duties outside of core technology d. both b and c 11. Chief Information officer jobs are changing in the following ways

© Copyright 2007 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. WSJ Weekly Quiz Feb 17-23, 2007 a. Operational Computer Application Program b. Open Cable Application Platform c. Other Cable Ability Processor d. Open Computer Alternative Program 12. OCAP, which stands for ________ is software that behaves like an operating system that runs on digital cable set top boxes and other devices

© Copyright 2007 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. WSJ Weekly Quiz Feb 17-23, 2007 a. Kodak b. Sony c. Fuji Photo d. Walmart 13. In a sign of the growing competitiveness, Xerox plans to announce a deal with ____.

© Copyright 2007 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. WSJ Weekly Quiz Feb 17-23, 2007 a b c d. every 3 years 14. The Census Bureau will survey the entire US population on April 1, _____.

© Copyright 2007 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. WSJ Weekly Quiz Feb 17-23, 2007 a. purchasing new term life policies whose premiums on have dropped up to 50% b. consolidating policies if you and your spouse/partner both have insurance c. purchasing separate life insurance for children d. Both a and b 15. Some ways to save money on insurance include

© Copyright 2007 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. WSJ Weekly Quiz Feb 17-23, 2007 a. a tad better b. a tad worse c. much better d. much worse 16. Data on items such as fourth- quarter economic growth and consumer spending have come in _____ than markets expected late last year.

© Copyright 2007 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. WSJ Weekly Quiz Feb 17-23, 2007 a. customer product indicators b. complex profit inflation c. consumer price index d. competitive produce increase 17. CPI stands for

© Copyright 2007 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. WSJ Weekly Quiz Feb 17-23, 2007 a. have stopped all mining operations b. have made plans to close mines c. continue to pump up investment d. have let go large numbers of workers 18. Prices for some of the world's commodities have slipped in recent months and big mining companies ________.

© Copyright 2007 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. WSJ Weekly Quiz Feb 17-23, 2007 a. mutual fund b. bond market c. real estate d. currency 19. Some ______ investors are getting a boost from the frenzied pace of private equity firms cutting deals to buy publicly traded companies.

© Copyright 2007 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. WSJ Weekly Quiz Feb 17-23, 2007 a. moved about 40% of workers to overnight stocking positions b. started hiring more part- timers c. imposed a salary cap that drove off the more seasoned workers. d. All of the above 20. In order to cut costs Home Depot

© Copyright 2007 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. WSJ Weekly Quiz Feb 17-23, 2007 a. low interest rates b. people smoke less c. cars are safer d. people are living longer 21. Term life insurance continues to get cheaper partly because _____.

© Copyright 2007 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. WSJ Weekly Quiz Feb 17-23, 2007 a. taxi cab b. bar c. church d. conversational dead zone 22. About 45% of high earning managers enter a _____ after a long workday.