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1.How many managers took part in the survey?
a) around 2,000
b) 2,000+
c) almost 2,000
d) exactly 2,000
2.Who do people get annoyed with for sending e-mails?
a) themselves
b) people they don't know
c) jargon-generator websites
d) colleagues they sit opposite to
3.What thing was mentioned that some people do frequently?
a) cigarette breaks
b) taking sick days off
c) go home early
d) pass their work on to others
4.What did the researcher say can happen to the size of trivial issues?
a) it grows a little
b) it shrinks to being invisible
c) it can get much bigger than they need to
d) increase twofold
5.What can trivial issues lead to?
a) fights
b) hurt and bitterness
c) trivial pursuit
d) being fired
6.What was described as a "pointless irritation"?
a) jargon
b) the survey
c) management
d) overtime
7.What did many people wonder about?
a) happiness at work
b) their managers
c) why people use jargon
d) the meaning of the word "jargon"
8.What gets damaged by jargon, according to a campaign group?
a) the economy
b) the English language
c) the working atmosphere
d) management
9.How does jargon make newer people feel outside of things?
a) they feel they have to learn it
b) the jargon is often about them
c) they must pass management tests
d) they feel uneducated
10.What did a campaigner say jargon was a barrier to?
a) promotion to management
b) the English language
c) intercultural communication
d) getting new business
