Chapter 6 · Entrepreneurship
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Original practice exam based on chapter concepts, not an official/sample Canvas quiz. Choose the one best answer using this textbook's terminology. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. https://pressbooks.openedmb.ca/management/?p=80
Questions
01A founder opens an established type of repair service in a district that lacked one. Why can this be entrepreneurial?
- Novelty is irrelevant if revenue is earned.
- Entrepreneurship requires a patented technology.
- It brings an offering to a new clientele and mobilizes resources to meet a need.
- Every small business is automatically entrepreneurial.
02A small cafe has operated unchanged under inherited management. Which statement is most accurate?
- Its small size does not by itself make its manager an entrepreneur.
- Small firms cannot become entrepreneurial.
- It is entrepreneurial solely because it has few employees.
- Family inheritance always proves innovation.
03A new enterprise struggles because customers do not yet trust its unfamiliar brand. Which liability best fits?
- Liability of newness
- Economies of scale
- Information advantage
- Liability of smallness only
04A manager knows more than the owners and receives a bonus for choices that reduce the owners' return. Which pair best explains moral hazard?
- Information asymmetry and misaligned incentives
- Shared ownership and high trust
- Customer segmentation and prototyping
- Economies of scale and niche demand
05A venture reduces packaging only when the change raises its return on investment. Which entrepreneurial orientation best fits?
- A universal family firm by definition
- SET
- Non-entrepreneurial by definition
- TBL
06A community venture accepts a lower but adequate margin to improve local livelihoods. Which orientation is most consistent?
- FBL
- TBL solely because it earns a profit
- Classical rationality by definition
- SET
07Which action belongs primarily to identifying an opportunity?
- Submitting a final five-year cash-flow statement
- Launching every distribution channel
- Investigating an unmet need revealed by demographic change
- Hiring the full operating workforce
08A team uses pilots to learn whether users value its proposed service. Which entrepreneurial step is this?
- Take action without feedback
- Test the idea
- Identify only the founder's personality
- Develop a completed legal structure
09Which elevator pitch is strongest in terms of the chapter's requirements?
- A long history of the founder with no user problem
- A concise problem, solution, major obstacle, response and customer benefit
- A guarantee of success without evidence
- A complete technical manual with no clear purpose
10Community feedback causes a founder to revise the idea after pilot tours. What does this demonstrate?
- Planning makes feedback unnecessary.
- The business model cannot be changed.
- The opportunity was permanently fixed at launch.
- The entrepreneurial process is iterative.
11Which information belongs in the new venture description?
- Only production methods and supplier arrangements
- Only a five-year financial forecast and break-even estimate
- Opportunity, target market, mission, vision, strategy and legal form
- Only recruitment, staff training and compensation
12Why is the executive summary usually written last?
- It is written only after the venture closes.
- It should accurately summarize the completed plan.
- It must be the longest section.
- It replaces all operational research.
13Which statement correctly distinguishes an ESUP from a full business plan?
- A full business plan excludes marketing and finance.
- An ESUP contains no management information.
- An ESUP covers general management; a full plan adds specialist functional detail.
- An ESUP always guarantees funding.
14An investor receives ownership shares and a say in major decisions. What financing is described?
- Supplier trade credit with no ownership
- Equity financing
- Debt financing
- A guaranteed reward donation
15A niche craft seller reaches a few enthusiasts in many countries through its website. Which market concept fits?
- Agency costs
- Only the market head
- Long tail
- Mandatory economies of scale
16Which canvas component describes how a service reaches its users?
- Distribution channels
- Management succession
- Key resources
- Cost structure
17What is a major advantage of a Business Model Canvas over a lengthy static plan?
- It supplies guaranteed five-year forecasts.
- It excludes social and environmental effects.
- It eliminates the need for evidence.
- It makes component relationships and revisions easier to see.
18A founder thinks she can master the tasks needed to launch her venture. Which quality is described?
- Self-efficacy
- Supplier power
- Moral hazard
- Information asymmetry
19Which statement about entrepreneurial risk is source-consistent?
- Experience never affects success.
- Founding teams reduce all uncertainty to zero.
- Risk enjoyment always predicts success.
- Enjoying risk may encourage starting but does not guarantee success.
20Supporters each contribute small amounts through a platform to fund a venture. What method is described?
- Automatic equity ownership
- Crowdfunding
- A sole-proprietorship legal form
- Only venture capital