1. The word 'Bomis':

a) Is a meaningless yet memorable name, like Kodak.
b) Means something in Estonian.
c) Is an acronym that stands for something mysterious.
d) Is used six times in Shakespeare.
e) Strikes fear into the hearts of men.

2. In reality Bomis is:

a) Just what it appears to be, a web ring index.
b) A tax write-off for our rich parent corporation.
c) Part of an elaborate plot to take over the world.
d) All of the above.

3. The Bomis site has so few graphics because:

a) We want our visitors to find what they are looking for as quickly as possible, without waiting for extraneous downloads.
b) Our mysterious leader, #1, is severely vision-impaired, such that graphic design has not entered into his master plan.
c) We are fanatic devotees of Mies van der Rohe.
d) We don't know how to make graphics.

4. The average Bomis employee:

a) Makes ten percent more than the national average.
b) Works over 50 hours a week.
c) Is promoted within 1 year.
d) Wishes he had finished high school.

5. When people visit Bomis for the very first time, they:

a) Spend an average of 10 minutes at the site.
b) Return to Bomis within a week.
c) Visit an average of 3 different rings.
d) Flee with terror 9 times out of 10.

6. The actual secret Bomis slogan is:

a) Bomis is HERE! The future about obeying mom was broken once Bomis came!
b) The Lord will strike thee down - but first, babes.
c) Control your minds? Heck, we can't even control *our* minds!
d) Making the world safe for hypocrisy.
e) One click, and we know where you live.

7. Bomis courts advertisers by:

a) Being mainstream and conventional.
b) Being quirky yet non-threatening.
c) Offering value for their dollars.
d) Intimidation.

8. The Bomis business philosophy is based on:

a) Kenichi Ohmae's 'The End of the Nation State.'
b) Peter Drucker's 'The End of Economic Man.'
c) Friedrich Hayek's 'The Constitution of Liberty.'
d) SimCity 2000

9. The thing that keeps Bomis competitive is:

a) A commitment to excellence.
b) Good, old-fashioned values.
c) The almost slavish loyalty of our followers.
d) Our ability to confuse people at will.

10. The only thing that can stop Bomis is:

a) Kryptonite.
b) A Gestapo-like Department of Justice.
c) A plague of locusts.
d) A lifetime supply of small wind-up toys.

11. When they look back on Bomis they'll say:

a) Egad.
b) They changed everything. Now let's change it back.
c) There was a time when giants walked the earth.
d) What's a Bomis?