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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter two: Teresa DeBrito.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gladwell says that 77% of Americans would rather decrease class size than do what?
(a) Pay for new school books.
(b) Increase teacher pay.
(c) Fund job creation programs.
(d) Consolidate schools.

2. What does Gladwell say Ranadivé felt about his opponents’ view of him?
(a) He fed off their anger.
(b) He relished their respect.
(c) He was patient with their frustration.
(d) He did not care.

3. How many men does Gladwell say T. E. Lawrence’s force lost, in capturing those men?
(a) 28.
(b) 117.
(c) 322.
(d) 2.

4. How many new teachers does Gladwell say American schools hired between 1996 and 2004?
(a) 750,000.
(b) 500,000.
(c) 250,000.
(d) 1,000,000.

5. Where was Ranadivé’s team based?
(a) Menlo Park, CA.
(b) Chattanooga, TN.
(c) Albany, NY.
(d) Portland, OR.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does David’s stone hit Goliath?

2. What modern weapon does Gladwell compare David’s slung stone to?

3. What are the “only two places in the world” where there were "nontrivial beneficial aspects of reduced class sizes” (44)?

4. How tall does Gladwell say the tallest man in the world was?

5. How many students used to enroll in Shepaug Valley Middle School’s sixth grade, and how many enrolled at the time of publication?

(see the answer key)

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