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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. When do dyslexics typically get a diagnosis, according to Gladwell?
(a) Ten or eleven.
(b) Six or seven.
(c) Five or six.
(d) Eight or nine.

2. What kind of image does Gladwell say General Freeland wanted to convey to the northern Irish?
(a) Understanding.
(b) Relentlessness.
(c) Patience.
(d) Toughness.

3. How many questions do students get in the Cognitive Reflection Test?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

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

5. What does Sean MacStiofain say revolutions are caused by, in the first place?
(a) State-sanctioned injustice.
(b) Increasing strictness in policing.
(c) Brutality of governments.
(d) Collapses in markets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gladwell say the inverted-U curve expresses?

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

3. What are the “only two places in the world” where there were "nontrivial beneficial aspects of reduced class sizes” (44)?

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

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

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