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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Gladwell say Boies made a good lawyer?
(a) Because he learned to read more efficiently than most.
(b) Because he could collect essential info without reading.
(c) Because he was personable and easy for judges to work with.
(d) Because of the strategies he developed to avoid reading.

2. Who did T. E. Lawrence lead against the Turks?
(a) Palestinians.
(b) Arabs.
(c) Syrians.
(d) Kurds.

3. What kind of brain matter do dyslexics have less of, according to Gladwell?
(a) Cerebral cortex.
(b) Amygdala.
(c) White matter.
(d) Gray matter.

4. How did Brian Grazer turn his dyslexia into an advantage?
(a) By learning to listen really well.
(b) By learning roundabout ways to learn.
(c) By learning to argue for better grades.
(d) By learning to read very deliberately.

5. What did the best paintings get at the Paris Salon?
(a) Medals.
(b) Patrons.
(c) Financial awards.
(d) Purchased.

6. What does Gladwell say is the range of an experienced slinger?
(a) 200 yards.
(b) 100 yards.
(c) 50 yards.
(d) 500 yards.

7. Which of the Impressionist does Gladwell say would sit moodily in the corner of Café Guerbois?
(a) Degas.
(b) Pisarro.
(c) Cézanne.
(d) Monet.

8. How tall does Gladwell say the tallest man in the world was?
(a) 7’8”.
(b) 8’1”.
(c) 9’1”.
(d) 8’11”.

9. What aspect of law did Boies’ talents fit best with?
(a) Negotiation.
(b) Case strategy.
(c) Litigating.
(d) Legal research.

10. How did Gary Cohn get his big break?
(a) He met executives through friends.
(b) He talked his way into the executive washroom.
(c) He shared a cab with a trader.
(d) He fell in with a party playing golf.

11. Which part of the brain do dyslexics use more of, during reading, than “normal” readers (100)?
(a) Cerebral cortex.
(b) Right hemisphere.
(c) Frontal cortex.
(d) Left hemisphere.

12. What does Gladwell say is the overriding assumption about class composition?
(a) Smaller is better.
(b) Single-gendered is better.
(c) Homogenous is better.
(d) Diverse is better.

13. How tall does Gladwell say Goliath likely was?
(a) 7’8”.
(b) 7’2”.
(c) 6’9”.
(d) 8’11”.

14. According to Gladwell, where did most Salon paintings take their themes from?
(a) Emotions.
(b) Live forms.
(c) Nature.
(d) Mythology.

15. Who does Gladwell say served as the “moral compass” of the Impressionists (64)?
(a) Renoir.
(b) Pisarro.
(c) Degas.
(d) Manet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does Gladwell say Ranadivé was, when he came to the U.S.?

2. Who was the king of the Israelites when David fought Goliath?

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

4. How does Gladwell characterize the building the Paris Salon was held in?

5. Why does Gladwell say David Boies applied for law school?

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