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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. How does Gladwell characterize the British army in their role in northern Ireland?
(a) Impartial referees.
(b) Dominating aggressors.
(c) Powerless bystanders.
(d) Occupying army.

2. When does Gladwell say the Troubles started in Northern Ireland?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1968.

3. How does Gladwell characterize general Freeland’s tour of the deserted streets of Lower Falls?
(a) Like a lord surveying his manor.
(b) Like a raj on a tiger hunt.
(c) Like a tourist appreciating the sights.
(d) Like a warden managing a prison.

4. How many students used to enroll in Shepaug Valley Middle School’s sixth grade, and how many enrolled at the time of publication?
(a) 350; 60.
(b) 500; 100.
(c) 300; 80.
(d) 450; 120.

5. How does Gladwell say General Freeland’s search for weapons in Lower Falls turned into a riot and battle?
(a) Freeland’s men killed a priest on their way out of the neighborhood.
(b) Freeland’s men committed atrocities against the people, then bragged of it.
(c) Freeland’s men were ambushed by the IRA.
(d) Freeland’s men stopped to fight instead of just leaving.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Shepaug Valley Middle School?

2. What does Gladwell say is the best way to raise test scores on the Cognitive Reflection Test?

3. How much does Gladwell say per-pupil spending increased in the U.S. from 1996 to 2004?

4. What was the British army doing in Lower Falls, Belfast, while they instituted the curfew?

5. Where does Gladwell say dyslexics’ neurons get “lost along the way” (99)?

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