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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gaeton Dugas claimed to have slept with over how many people?
(a) 2,500.
(b) 252.
(c) 154.
(d) 1,200.

2. The author states that the tipping point for Hush Puppies Shoes came between what years?
(a) 1994-1995.
(b) 1958-1959.
(c) 1987-1988.
(d) 1961-1962.

3. Not only do connectors know many people; they also operate in a variety of what, according to the author?
(a) Platitudes.
(b) Government offices.
(c) Social niches.
(d) Countries.

4. Where is Lois Weisberg from?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Pittsburgh.

5. In Gladwell’s rough quiz to test the number of people a person may know, few people score over what number?
(a) 100.
(b) 20.
(c) 30.
(d) 50.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author consider to be the second of the three rules of epidemics?

2. Where was Gaeton Dugas from?

3. Kitty Genovese was stabbed to death in what neighborhood of Queens, New York?

4. When was Paul Revere born?

5. In Gladwell’s rough quiz to test the number of people a person may know, people are given a random selection of last names from what?

(see the answer key)

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