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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter seven: Rosemary Lawlor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why dose Gary Cohn say he left school?
(a) He was bored and angry.
(b) He was being abused.
(c) He was failing.
(d) He was being bullied.

2. Why does Gladwell say the Royal Scots were the least helpful regiment to patrol the Catholic neighborhood of Lower Falls?
(a) They had just returned from suppressing violent insurrections elsewhere.
(b) They were staunchly Protestant.
(c) They were not accountable through the regular chain of command.
(d) They were known for brutality.

3. In the English expression Gladwell quotes, how many generations does it take for families who get rich to be poor again?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Seven.

4. How does Rosemary Lawlor explain why she was hooked on fighting the British?
(a) She said the pay was good, for insurgent families.
(b) She said that the northern Irish resistance fighters treated her well.
(c) She said an injustice was thrust on her and she had to do something.
(d) She said that she had already lost everything, so she might as well fight.

5. How does Gladwell characterize “disagreeableness” (118)?
(a) The failure to involve other people in decisions.
(b) The refusal to care what others think.
(c) The inability to hear criticism.
(d) The refusal to see downsides to decisions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the occasion that brought the British army into Northern Ireland?

2. How many new teachers does Gladwell say American schools hired between 1996 and 2004?

3. What happened when the California governor announced plans to reduce class size?

4. What does Gladwell say dyslexia is?

5. What metric does Gladwell say Hoxby used in evaluating class size?

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