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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 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 known for brutality.
(d) They were not accountable through the regular chain of command.

2. What was the British army doing in Lower Falls, Belfast, while they instituted the curfew?
(a) Searching for guns.
(b) Starting a religious war.
(c) Instilling fear in the citizens.
(d) Searching for criminals.

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

4. What are the “only two places in the world” where there were "nontrivial beneficial aspects of reduced class sizes” (44)?
(a) Germany and France.
(b) Argentina and Japan.
(c) The U.S. and UK.
(d) Greece and Iceland.

5. How was police officer Joanna Jaffe trying to show the community of Brownsville that the police were on their side?
(a) By getting her officers to play basketball with the residents.
(b) By helping residents’ kids with their homework.
(c) By helping get residents’ family members out of jail.
(d) By helping connect residents to social services.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do dyslexics typically get a diagnosis, according to Gladwell?

2. How many people does Gladwell say General Freeland brought in, to subdue a population of 8,000 in Lower Falls?

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

4. Where does Gladwell say dyslexic kids are more likely to end up?

5. What does Gladwell say the Cognitive Reflection Test measures?

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