PBS FRONTLINE- AMAZON EMPIRE: THE RISE AND REIGN

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PBS FRONTLINE- "AMAZON EMPIRE: THE RISE AND REIGN

OF JEFF BEZOS" EXAM QUESTIONS Actual Qs and Ans Expert-Verified Explanation

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-Guarantee passing score -42 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation

Question 1: What complaints are there about working in Amazon warehouses?

Answer:

It's unrealistic to make rate, people feel disposable, heat stress, bad conditions

Question 2: Why did Bezos spend years losing money?

Answer:

He was competing with other businesses and building the company

Question 3: How did the Kindle increase tension with book sellers?

Answer:

It gave Amazon the power to further reduce prices

Question 4: What happened to some of the Ring indoor cameras?

Answer:

They were hacked to terrorize customers

Question 5: What products did Bezos first sell online?

Answer:

Books

Question 6: What is the problem with 3rd party sellers?

Answer:

The products cannot be screened for safety, and Amazon is not held responsible if they are dangerous

Question 7: What else gave Amazon a leg up over brick and mortar stores?

Answer:

They didn't charge customers sales tax

Question 8: The question as to whether Amazon is a _____ has loomed over them.

Answer:

monopoly Question 9: What did Amazon do when Dennis Johnson refused to give in to their terms?

Answer:

Amazon tried to redirect customers to other sellers, then removed the buy button from their products altogether

Question 10: Why wouldn't publishers speak openly about Amazon's practices?

Answer:

Or else Amazon would take retribution against them

Question 11: What device embedded Amazon even deeper into people's lives?

Answer:

Amazon Alexa

Question 12: Eventually, how many people signed up for Amazon Prime?

Answer:

150 million people

Question 13: Amazon transfofmed itself from an online bookstore to an online _____.

Answer:

mall

Question 14: Why was it so popular?

Answer:

Amazon delivered to customers very fast

Question 15: Where is Jeff Bezos' next endeavor?

Answer:

The Moon

Question 16: What was Bezos initially going to call his website?

Answer:

Relentless.com

Question 17: How much did Amazon pledge to spend on "upskilling?"

Answer:

700 million

Question 18: What happens to the things you say to Alexa?

Answer:

The data is gathered for the algorithm, real people sometimes look through it

Question 19: Besides selling books, what was also one of Amazon's businesses?

Answer:

Data collection

Question 20: What program, started in 2005, gave Amazon more power?

Answer:

Amazon Prime

Question 21: Why did Amazon buy Kiva Systems?

Answer:

They wanted Kiva's warehouse robots for higher efficiency.Question 22: What new promise has Amazon made in the last year regarding delivery?

Answer:

They would begin 1-Day Delivery.

Question 23: Unknown to the public, who did Amazon enlist to sell Ring devices?

Answer:

Thousands of local police departments

Question 24: How did Bezos get a fonthold in DE?

Answer:

Buying Washington Post, lobbying with politicians

Question 25: What grocery chain did Amazon buy & for how much?

Answer:

Whole Foods, 13.7 billion

Question 26: How many people work for Amazon?

Answer:

600,000

Question 27: Where did Bezos begin his career?

Answer:

D.E. Shaw

Question 28: Who/what did the empty chair represent at meetings?

Answer:

To always have empathy for the customer