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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter nine: André Trocmé, and Afterword: Konrad Kellen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gladwell say “Stella” has lost her class’ attention in the video of her classroom from the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia?
(a) By micromanaging her students’ activities.
(b) By doing a terrible job of teaching.
(c) By failing to strongly lay down the rules.
(d) By constantly changing the activities.

2. Why does Gladwell say that it is preferable to study science at a less competitive school?
(a) Because you are statistically less likely to fail out.
(b) Because you are more likely to make good connections.
(c) Because you have a better chance of distinguishing yourself, and therefore of getting a job.
(d) Because you have a better chance of getting individual attention.

3. What percentage of wars were won by weaker countries, according to Ivan Arreguin-Toft?
(a) A fifth.
(b) A third.
(c) A half.
(d) A quarter.

4. What trait does Gladwell say made Brer Rabbit formidable?
(a) He was quick.
(b) He was powerful.
(c) He was slick.
(d) He was irrepressible.

5. What western capital does Gladwell say Saigon resembled in the 1960s?
(a) New York.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Berlin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gladwell say was necessary for Wyatt Walker’s “Project C—” to work?

2. How does Gladwell say Leites and Wolf characterize the problem of establishing order, in their report Rebellion and Authority?

3. How many deaths does Gladwell say British war planners expected in London in the first week of the German Blitz?

4. Why does Gladwell say people in Lower Falls bought their bread daily?

5. What does Gladwell say Freireich’s mother did to keep the family together?

(see the answer key)

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